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Serious B4017 crash in the Vale of White Horse on 5 December 1979 at 18:00 involving a motorcycle

A vehicle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4017 in the Vale of White Horse at 18:00 on Wednesday 5 December 1979. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Dec 1979
Wednesday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.648, longitude -1.31126, in the OX14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Drayton.

Map of where the crash happened in the Vale of White Horse

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197943H010129
Council area
Vale of White Horse
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4017
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (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 197943H010129 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of White Horse road accident statistics for 1979.