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Serious A316 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 14 July 1982 at 11:45 involving a van

Four vehicles, including a vehicle and a van, were involved in a crash on the A316 in Richmond upon Thames at 11:45 on Wednesday 14 July 1982. The 23-year-old male driver of the van was seriously injured and the 20-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jul 1982
Wednesday, 11:45
Vehicles
4
Van and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47298, longitude -0.27002, in the SW14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982010TR0215
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
316
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 1993.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 4: Car

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (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 1982010TR0215 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 1982.