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Serious unclassified road crash in Wokingham RG40 on 26 November 2018 at 07:00 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wokingham at 07:00 on Monday 26 November 2018. The 39-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 2018
Monday, 07:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40781, longitude -0.8348, in the RG40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wokingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wokingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430363736
Council area
Wokingham
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018430363736 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 2018.