Serious Scania Model Missing and Ford Orion and Iveco-Ford Model Missing crash on the M4 - 23 Nov 1993

Accident reference 199354MA00723

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 23 November 1993 at 12:20 a serious collision occurred near M4 involving 6 vehicles and 4 casualties (4 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fog or mist. Road surface conditions were frost or ice. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

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

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 199354MA00723
Police Reference 54MA00723
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 6
Casualties 4
Police Force Wiltshire

Road & Location Details

First Road M4
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 631

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fog or mist
Road Surface Conditions Frost or ice
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (6)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model SCANIA Model Missing
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 32
Sex Male

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD ORION
Vehicle Age 6 years
Engine Capacity 1596cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 60
Sex Male

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model IVECO-FORD Model Missing
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 43
Sex Male

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model LEYLAND Model Missing
Vehicle Age 7 years
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 55
Sex Male

Vehicle 5

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model VOLVO Model Missing
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 29
Sex Male

Vehicle 6

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model MERCEDES 500
Vehicle Age 7 years
Engine Capacity 4973cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 47
Sex Male

Casualties (4)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 60
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 59
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 43
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Casualty 4

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 29
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 5

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.