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M40 crash in Buckinghamshire on 18 February 1992 at 16:45 involving a Leyland Constructor lorry

A Leyland Constructor lorry and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire at 16:45 on Tuesday 18 February 1992. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 1992
Tuesday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Leyland Constructor and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65638, longitude -0.90029, in the HP14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stokenchurch. The location was in the former Wycombe district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243N073022
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
40
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Constructor

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 199243N073022 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 1992.