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Serious unclassified road crash in Thurrock RM19 on 18 March 2025 at 18:16 involving a Renault

A Renault and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Thurrock at 18:16 on Tuesday 18 March 2025. A 17-year-old male passenger in the Audi A4 was seriously injured and the 44-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Mar 2025
Tuesday, 18:16
Vehicles
2
Renault and Audi A4
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48875, longitude 0.263, in the RM19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025421566477
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 July 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025421566477 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2025.