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A329 crash in Reading on 29 July 2002 at 17:50 involving a Triumph TT600 motorcycle

A Triumph TT600 motorcycle and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the A329 in Reading at 17:50 on Monday 29 July 2002. The 26-year-old male rider of the Triumph TT600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on an oily single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jul 2002
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Triumph TT600 and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46321, longitude -1.01492, in the RG30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Norcot, Reading, RG30 2NY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200243W616072
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
329
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph TT600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph TT600)

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 200243W616072 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 2002.