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Fatal unclassified road crash in South Oxfordshire RG4 on 3 January 2019 at 22:30 involving a Ford Transit van

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit van and a car, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Oxfordshire at 22:30 on Thursday 3 January 2019. A 47-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van was killed and the 38-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Jan 2019
Thursday, 22:30
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51493, longitude -0.98426, in the RG4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sonning Common.

Map of where the crash happened in South Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019430002854
Council area
South Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 September 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Alfa Romeo 159

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,742 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019430002854 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2019.