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Serious B4009 crash in West Berkshire on 18 May 1979 at 16:55 involving a car

A car crashed on the B4009 in West Berkshire at 16:55 on Friday 18 May 1979. The 17-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 May 1979
Friday, 16:55
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45443, longitude -1.26985, in the RG18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hermitage.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197943F035059
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4009
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 197943F035059 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Berkshire road accident statistics for 1979.