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Fatal A4 crash in West Berkshire on 6 October 2002 at 09:18 involving a Mercedes Sprinter

A Mercedes Sprinter, a Peugeot 206 and a Vauxhall Frontera were involved in a crash on the A4 in West Berkshire at 09:18 on Sunday 6 October 2002. The 40-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 206 was killed and a 40-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes Sprinter and the 28-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Oct 2002
Sunday, 09:18
Vehicles
3
Mercedes Sprinter and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40436, longitude -1.2961, in the RG14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newbury Clay Hill, West Berkshire, RG14 2BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200243W007102
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Frontera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,410 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 200243W007102 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 2002.