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Serious A329 crash in Reading on 26 November 1992 at 06:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Honda CBR600F motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A329 in Reading at 06:15 on Thursday 26 November 1992. The 23-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR600F motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 1992
Thursday, 06:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Honda CBR600F
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46073, longitude -0.97136, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243W075112
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
329
Road type
Dual 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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR600F

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR600F)

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 199243W075112 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 1992.