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Serious accident on A33, Reading on Saturday 25 August 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4237 / 51°25'25"N

Longitude: -0.97 / 0°58'12"W

OS Eastings: 471710

OS Northings: 169910

OS Grid: SU717699

Mapcode National: GBR QMT.62

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.4GKZ

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197943E076089

Date

Saturday 25 August 1979

Time

23:55

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

4

Local Authority (Administrative)

Reading

Police Force

Thames Valley

Road Class

A

Road Number

33

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Overturned.

2

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

3

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Serious

4

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Slight

2

Driver or rider

2

26 - 35

Male

Slight

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