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A329 crash in Bracknell Forest on 23 March 1994 at 23:45 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A329 in Bracknell Forest at 23:45 on Wednesday 23 March 1994. The 44-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and the 28-year-old female driver of the Austin Mini were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 1994
Wednesday, 23:45
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41228, longitude -0.70931, in the SL5 postcode district and within the built-up area of North Ascot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bracknell Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199443R101034
Council area
Bracknell Forest
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
329
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

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 199443R101034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bracknell Forest road accident statistics for 1994.