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Serious A329(M) crash in Wokingham on 26 August 2024 at 15:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A329(M) in Wokingham at 15:05 on Monday 26 August 2024. The 27-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 2024
Monday, 15:05
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43275, longitude -0.85873, in the RG10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5LP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wokingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024430409965
Council area
Wokingham
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
329
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2024430409965 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 2024.