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Serious A34 crash in West Berkshire on 4 May 1986 at 18:05 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A34 in West Berkshire at 18:05 on Sunday 4 May 1986. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 May 1986
Sunday, 18:05
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.522, longitude -1.29226, in the RG20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198643F008056
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 198643F008056 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 1986.