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A399 crash in North Devon on 15 February 1982 at 14:05 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A399 in North Devon at 14:05 on Monday 15 February 1982. A 40-year-old female pedestrian hit by the car and the 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Feb 1982
Monday, 14:05
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19674, longitude -4.02038, in the EX34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Combe Martin.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198250C310039
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
399
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (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 198250C310039 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 1982.