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Unclassified road crash in Bracknell Forest RG12 on 8 November 1985 at 17:00 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bracknell Forest at 17:00 on Friday 8 November 1985. The 38-year-old male driver of vehicle 2, a 19-year-old male pedestrian hit by vehicle 2 and a 45-year-old male pedestrian hit by vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Nov 1985
Friday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41029, longitude -0.74114, in the RG12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bracknell.

Map of where the crash happened in Bracknell Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198543C047115
Council area
Bracknell Forest
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 31 March 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 2 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 198543C047115 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bracknell Forest road accident statistics for 1985.