Serious Land Rover Discovery crash on the M40 - 3 Apr 1991

Accident reference 199143C004051

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 3 April 1991 at 22:00 a serious collision occurred near M40 involving 2 vehicles (land rover discovery) and 4 casualties (2 serious, 2 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 50 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 199143C004051
Police Reference 43C004051
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 4
Police Force Thames Valley

Road & Location Details

First Road M40
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 50 mph
Local Authority District 480

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions Roadworks
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Changing lane to right

Driver Information

Sex Unknown

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
Vehicle Age 1 years
Engine Capacity 3528cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 26
Sex Female

Casualties (4)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 28
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 30
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 29
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 4

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 26
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Data Source

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