A1 crash in Islington on 18 December 1981 at 15:20 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A1 in Islington at 15:20 on Friday 18 December 1981. The 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity: Slight
Date: 18 Dec 1981; Friday, 15:20
Vehicles: 2; Motorcycle and van
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101LIPEC33
Council area: Islington
Police force: Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class: A
First road number: 1
Road type: Dual carriageway
Speed limit: 60 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Daylight
Weather: Other
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
19 years
Vehicle 2: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
Manoeuvre
Turning left
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
17 years

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Rider
Slight
Male, aged 19, 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 198101LIPEC33 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 1981.