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Fatal A452 crash in Warwick on 7 August 1979 at 12:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A452 in Warwick at 12:50 on Tuesday 7 August 1979. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and the 40-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Aug 1979
Tuesday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and van
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29571, longitude -1.53514, in the CV32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Leamington Spa.

Map of where the crash happened in Warwick

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1979230001135
Council area
Warwick
Police force
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
452
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1979230001135 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warwick road accident statistics for 1979.