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Fatal unclassified road crash in Reading RG30 on 14 September 1980 at 00:54 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Reading at 00:54 on Sunday 14 September 1980. The 21-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Sep 1980
Sunday, 00:54
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43991, longitude -1.01844, in the RG30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198043E091090
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 May 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 198043E091090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 1980.