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Serious unclassified road crash in Wokingham RG41 on 24 December 1992 at 15:30 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Wokingham at 15:30 on Thursday 24 December 1992. A 79-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 1992
Thursday, 15:30
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41443, longitude -0.85592, in the RG41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wokingham.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243R131122
Council area
Wokingham
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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 unlit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 199243R131122 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.