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M1 crash in Milton Keynes on 2 April 2025 at 04:29 involving a Renault Trucks Master lorry

A Renault Trucks Master lorry and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the M1 in Milton Keynes at 04:29 on Wednesday 2 April 2025. The 47-year-old male driver of the Renault Trucks Master lorry and the 34-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2025
Wednesday, 04:29
Vehicles
2
Renault Trucks Master and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10746, longitude -0.78227, in the MK16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Olney & Rural, Milton Keynes, MK16 8LU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Milton Keynes

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025430159413
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trucks Master

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Renault Trucks Master)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025430159413 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2025.