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A157 crash in East Lindsey on 3 September 1980 at 11:10 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A157 in East Lindsey at 11:10 on Wednesday 3 September 1980. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Sep 1980
Wednesday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35026, longitude -0.21073, in the LN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198032C080680
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
157
Road type
Single 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, 85 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: 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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, 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 198032C080680 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 1980.