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A4 crash in Reading on 18 October 1996 at 13:50 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4 in Reading at 13:50 on Friday 18 October 1996. The 25-year-old female cyclist and the 44-year-old female driver of the Ford Sierra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Oct 1996
Friday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and bicycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45035, longitude -0.96713, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199643W045106
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
33

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

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 199643W045106 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 1996.