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C road crash in Barnsley S35 on 13 May 1980 at 18:45 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Barnsley at 18:45 on Tuesday 13 May 1980. The 12-year-old female cyclist, a 21-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle and the 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were 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
13 May 1980
Tuesday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and bicycle
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.50742, longitude -1.56602, in the S35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198014B200757
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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, 34 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, 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 198014B200757 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnsley road accident statistics for 1980.