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B5204 crash in St. Helens on 5 November 1983 at 17:30 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and two cars were involved in a crash on the B5204 in St. Helens at 17:30 on Saturday 5 November 1983. The 26-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 1983
Saturday, 17:30
Vehicles
3
Bicycle and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43255, longitude -2.68224, in the WA9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198305E101316
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5204
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
Frost or ice
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 October 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, on vehicle 1 (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 198305E101316 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St. Helens road accident statistics for 1983.