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Fatal A688 crash in County Durham on 9 May 1981 at 23:45 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the A688 in County Durham at 23:45 on Saturday 9 May 1981. The 30-year-old male rider and a 25-year-old male passenger were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 May 1981
Saturday, 23:45
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.63597, longitude -1.70639, in the DL14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bishop Auckland.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1981111AA0369
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
688
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, 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 1981111AA0369 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the County Durham road accident statistics for 1981.