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Fatal A379 crash in Teignbridge on 6 August 1982 at 17:45 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A379 in Teignbridge at 17:45 on Friday 6 August 1982. A 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the motorcycle was killed and the 20-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Aug 1982
Friday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and van
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.69237, longitude -3.51794, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198250D211375
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, 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 198250D211375 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1982.