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B4495 crash in Oxford on 9 July 1979 at 11:55 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B4495 in Oxford at 11:55 on Monday 9 July 1979. The 51-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 1979
Monday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.7593, longitude -1.21032, in the OX3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oxford.

Map of where the crash happened in Oxford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197943H023079
Council area
Oxford
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4495
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, 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 197943H023079 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oxford road accident statistics for 1979.