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Fatal B4001 crash in West Berkshire on 25 November 2005 at 20:00 involving an Aston Martin DB7

An Aston Martin DB7 crashed on the B4001 in West Berkshire at 20:00 on Friday 25 November 2005. A 24-year-old female passenger was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Nov 2005
Friday, 20:00
Vehicles
1
Aston Martin DB7
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52365, longitude -1.52272, in the RG17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200543W397115
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4001
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Aston Martin DB7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    5,935 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Aston Martin DB7)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200543W397115 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 2005.