Serious crash on the M4 - 4 Apr 1989

Accident reference 198952DC00726

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 4 April 1989 at 19:25 a serious collision occurred near M4 involving 1 vehicle and 3 casualties (2 serious, 1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing + high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198952DC00726
Police Reference 52DC00726
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 3
Police Force Avon & Somerset

Road & Location Details

First Road M4
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 603

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Snowing + high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 43
Sex Male

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 43
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 19
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 42
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.