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Serious B4011 crash in Buckinghamshire on 8 December 1996 at 21:47 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Fiat Uno were involved in a crash on the B4011 in Buckinghamshire at 21:47 on Sunday 8 December 1996. The 18-year-old female driver of the Fiat Uno and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Uno were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Dec 1996
Sunday, 21:47
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Fiat Uno
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.77178, longitude -0.99561, in the HP18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Long Crendon. The location was in the former Aylesbury Vale district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199643N042126
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4011
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,933 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

    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 199643N042126 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 1996.