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Serious accident on A4, Reading on Saturday 14 March 1981

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4451 / 51°26'42"N

Longitude: -1.0143 / 1°0'51"W

OS Eastings: 468600

OS Northings: 172250

OS Grid: SU686722

Mapcode National: GBR Q9K.9D

Mapcode Global: VHDWS.CYN2

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198143E041031

Date

Saturday 14 March 1981

Time

23:50

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

7

Local Authority (Administrative)

Reading

Police Force

Thames Valley

Road Class

A

Road Number

4

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Raining 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;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Front

Left carriageway Offside. Hit Other permanent object.

2

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Did not impact

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

2

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

3

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

4

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

5

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

11 - 15

Female

Slight

6

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Slight

7

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

11 - 15

Female

Slight

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