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B5066 crash in Stafford on 25 July 1979 at 13:10 involving a lorry

A lorry and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B5066 in Stafford at 13:10 on Wednesday 25 July 1979. The 16-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jul 1979
Wednesday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Lorry and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.82356, longitude -2.10799, in the ST16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stafford.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1979219800332
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1979219800332 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 1979.