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Fatal B4017 crash in the Vale of White Horse on 11 July 1979 at 16:25 involving a lorry

A lorry and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4017 in the Vale of White Horse at 16:25 on Wednesday 11 July 1979. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and a 16-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jul 1979
Wednesday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Lorry and motorcycle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75348, longitude -1.34617, in the OX2 postcode district.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197943H024079
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
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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 serious injury crash on 30 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, motorcyclist, 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 197943H024079 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.