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Fatal A5070 crash in Blaby on 21 October 1979 at 15:35 involving a motorcycle

Two motorcycles and a van were involved in a crash on the A5070 in Blaby at 15:35 on Sunday 21 October 1979. The 20-year-old male rider of vehicle 1 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Oct 1979
Sunday, 15:35
Vehicles
3
Motorcycle and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54022, longitude -1.32496, in the LE9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19793379S0937
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5070
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (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 19793379S0937 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 1979.