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Fatal A329 crash in Windsor and Maidenhead on 22 April 1996 at 22:59 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort crashed on the A329 in Windsor and Maidenhead at 22:59 on Monday 22 April 1996. A 16-year-old female passenger was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Apr 1996
Monday, 22:59
Vehicles
1
Ford Escort
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41126, longitude -0.69007, in the SL5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Windsor and Maidenhead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199643R061046
Council area
Windsor and Maidenhead
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
329
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 November 2020.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199643R061046 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Windsor and Maidenhead road accident statistics for 1996.