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A338 crash in West Berkshire on 15 February 1996 at 09:35 involving a Vauxhall Carlton

A Vauxhall Carlton and a Leyland DAF 400 minibus were involved in a crash on the A338 in West Berkshire at 09:35 on Thursday 15 February 1996. All seventeen casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Feb 1996
Thursday, 09:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Carlton and Leyland DAF 400
Casualties
17
17 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41452, longitude -1.51566, in the RG17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hungerford.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199643U087026
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 29 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 400

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (17)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 16: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 17: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

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 199643U087026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Berkshire road accident statistics for 1996.