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A4155 crash in Reading on 29 December 2014 at 13:00 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the A4155 in Reading at 13:00 on Monday 29 December 2014. The 45-year-old male driver of the Renault Laguna was 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
29 Dec 2014
Monday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Renault Laguna
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4516, longitude -0.97976, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201443W273124
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4155
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
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

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 201443W273124 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 2014.