B3207 crash in the South Hams on 4 May 1981 at 11:35 involving a bicycle
Six bicycles were involved in a crash on the B3207 in the South Hams at 11:35 on Monday 4 May 1981. All six casualties 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
- 4 May 1981
- Monday, 11:35
- Vehicles
- 6
- Bicycle and 5 others
- Casualties
- 6
- 6 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.35278, longitude -3.63682, in the TQ6 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 198150G490326
- Council area
- South Hams
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3207
- 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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 May 2021.
Serious
DAF Trucks crash on the A3122 in the South Hams, 12 May 2021
21 m awayRef 2021501050322
Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A3122 in the South Hams, 11 August 2025
26 m awayRef 2025501627904
Slight
Car crash on the B3207 in the South Hams, 21 October 1986
28 m awayRef 198650F531731
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B3207 in the South Hams, 5 July 1981
30 m awayRef 198150G490520
Slight
Mercedes crash on the A3122 in the South Hams, 5 November 1999
30 m awayRef 199950F532708
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B3207 in the South Hams, 5 September 1980
50 m awayRef 198050G490718
Vehicles involved (6)
Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
Vehicle 3: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 18 years
Vehicle 4: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
Vehicle 5: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 18 years
Vehicle 6: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 20 years
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 22, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)
Casualty 2: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 28, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
Casualty 3: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 18, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)
Casualty 4: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 22, on vehicle 4 (Bicycle)
Casualty 5: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 18, on vehicle 5 (Bicycle)
Casualty 6: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 20, on vehicle 6 (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 198150G490326 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 1981.