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B3031 crash in Reading on 17 January 2001 at 15:59 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the B3031 in Reading at 15:59 on Wednesday 17 January 2001. All six casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2001
Wednesday, 15:59
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and Mazda 323
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43951, longitude -0.96766, in the RG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Katesgrove, Reading, RG2 0AG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200143W332011
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3031
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    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 200143W332011 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 2001.