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Serious B4444 crash in Buckinghamshire on 1 April 1985 at 01:21 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the B4444 in Buckinghamshire at 01:21 on Monday 1 April 1985. The 20-year-old male driver of the van and a 17-year-old male passenger in the van were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Apr 1985
Monday, 01:21
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71821, longitude -0.84089, in the HP27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Princes Risborough. The location was in the former Wycombe district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198543A002045
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4444
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198543A002045 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 1985.