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A382 crash in Teignbridge on 15 June 1980 at 14:32 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A382 in Teignbridge at 14:32 on Sunday 15 June 1980. The 46-year-old male cyclist and the 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jun 1980
Sunday, 14:32
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.54058, longitude -3.61721, in the TQ12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newton Abbot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198050K830708
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
382
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, 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 198050K830708 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1980.