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A371 crash in Somerset on 27 October 1982 at 07:46 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and two bicycles were involved in a crash on the A371 in Somerset at 07:46 on Wednesday 27 October 1982. The 20-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and the 13-year-old male cyclist were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 1982
Wednesday, 07:46
Vehicles
3
Motorcycle and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.20859, longitude -2.6699, in the BA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wells. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198252FRW1554
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
371
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 January 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, on vehicle 2 (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 198252FRW1554 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Somerset road accident statistics for 1982.