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Serious A4155 crash in Reading on 16 September 2000 at 10:30 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4155 in Reading at 10:30 on Saturday 16 September 2000. The 48-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Sep 2000
Saturday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4693, longitude -0.97015, in the RG4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Caversham.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200043W404090
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4155
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200043W404090 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 2000.