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M4 crash in Slough on 6 August 2018 at 03:16 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a car were involved in a crash on the M4 in Slough at 03:16 on Monday 6 August 2018. A 53-year-old female passenger in the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Aug 2018
Monday, 03:16
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49268, longitude -0.53603, in the SL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Slough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Langley Foxborough, Slough, SL3 8UQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Slough

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430136096
Council area
Slough
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2018430136096 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Slough road accident statistics for 2018.