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Fatal A4 crash in Wokingham on 5 December 2017 at 13:50 involving a Toyota Aygo

A motorcycle and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the A4 in Wokingham at 13:50 on Tuesday 5 December 2017. The 39-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 91-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Aygo were killed and the 34-year-old female driver of the Toyota Aygo was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Dec 2017
Tuesday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Toyota Aygo
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49738, longitude -0.83556, in the RG10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Knowl Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thames, Wokingham, RG10 9SS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017430382732
Council area
Wokingham
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
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 2017430382732 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wokingham road accident statistics for 2017.