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M4 crash in Wokingham on 17 January 1994 at 20:07 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the M4 in Wokingham at 20:07 on Monday 17 January 1994. The 42-year-old male driver of the Mazda 626, the 42-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and a 38-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1994
Monday, 20:07
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43186, longitude -0.85419, in the RG41 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wokingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199443R072014
Council area
Wokingham
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,789 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 199443R072014 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 1994.