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A423 crash in Cherwell on 25 January 1979 at 22:30 involving a car

A car and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A423 in Cherwell at 22:30 on Thursday 25 January 1979. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jan 1979
Thursday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Car and lorry
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.08511, longitude -1.33725, in the OX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197943G046019
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
423
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 197943G046019 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 1979.