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Fatal A5 crash in North Warwickshire on 3 March 1980 at 07:55 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A5 in North Warwickshire at 07:55 on Monday 3 March 1980. The 59-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Mar 1980
Monday, 07:55
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5999, longitude -1.62494, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Polesworth and Dordon.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1980238000347
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 1980238000347 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 1980.