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Serious B3212 crash in Exeter on 12 November 1981 at 22:15 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B3212 in Exeter at 22:15 on Thursday 12 November 1981. The 27-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Nov 1981
Thursday, 22:15
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73124, longitude -3.50304, in the EX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198150J661206
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3212
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, 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 198150J661206 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 1981.