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Fatal A329(M) crash in Wokingham on 19 January 1992 at 18:58 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Morris Marina were involved in a crash on the A329(M) in Wokingham at 18:58 on Sunday 19 January 1992. A 54-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Morris Marina was killed, the 21-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova was seriously injured and a 62-year-old female passenger in the Morris Marina was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jan 1992
Sunday, 18:58
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Morris Marina
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43091, longitude -0.84918, in the RG40 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wokingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243R074012
Council area
Wokingham
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
329
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A(M)
Second road number
329

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 March 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Morris Marina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 54, hit by vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199243R074012 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wokingham road accident statistics for 1992.