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Fatal B577 crash in Harborough on 28 February 1979 at 16:10 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B577 in Harborough at 16:10 on Wednesday 28 February 1979. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Feb 1979
Wednesday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46685, longitude -1.20656, in the LE17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Harborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19793379S0157
Council area
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
577
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

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

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 19793379S0157 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harborough road accident statistics for 1979.