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A4 crash in Reading on 26 December 2012 at 14:54 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera, a Volkswagen Passat and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A4 in Reading at 14:54 on Wednesday 26 December 2012. The 28-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 22-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Almera were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Dec 2012
Wednesday, 14:54
Vehicles
3
Nissan Almera and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44739, longitude -0.98389, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coley, Reading, RG1 7YX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201243W198122
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    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 201243W198122 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 2012.