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Fatal A34 crash in West Berkshire on 29 February 1980 at 13:15 involving a minibus

A minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the A34 in West Berkshire at 13:15 on Friday 29 February 1980. A 61-year-old female passenger in the minibus was killed and the 67-year-old male driver of the minibus and the 42-year-old male driver of the car were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Feb 1980
Friday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Minibus and car
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52732, longitude -1.29463, in the RG20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198043F042020
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 March 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 61, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 198043F042020 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 1980.