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A329 crash in Reading on 20 December 2025 at 18:35 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a crash on the A329 in Reading at 18:35 on Saturday 20 December 2025. The 45-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Meriva, a 51-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Meriva and a 26-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Meriva were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2025
Saturday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45119, longitude -0.97661, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025430647538
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
329
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
33

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025430647538 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 2025.