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A338 crash in the Vale of White Horse on 5 October 1992 at 06:50 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series, a Peugeot 309 and a Bedford van were involved in a crash on the A338 in the Vale of White Horse at 06:50 on Monday 5 October 1992. The 33-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 1992
Monday, 06:50
Vehicles
3
BMW 3 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63156, longitude -1.39719, in the OX12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of White Horse

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243U009102
Council area
Vale of White Horse
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,573 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    8,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 199243U009102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of White Horse road accident statistics for 1992.