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Serious A4259 crash in Swindon on 18 January 1992 at 12:34 involving an Austin Morris Princess

An Austin Morris Princess and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the A4259 in Swindon at 12:34 on Saturday 18 January 1992. A 36-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Austin Morris Princess and a 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Austin Morris Princess were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 1992
Saturday, 12:34
Vehicles
2
Austin Morris Princess and Ford Granada
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55824, longitude -1.76195, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199254DS00432
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Morris Princess

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Morris Princess)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Morris Princess)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 199254DS00432 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 1992.