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A60 crash in Newark and Sherwood on 5 July 1983 at 16:40 involving a van

A van and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A60 in Newark and Sherwood at 16:40 on Tuesday 5 July 1983. The 27-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jul 1983
Tuesday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Van and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08357, longitude -1.17063, in the NG15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ravenshead.

Map of where the crash happened in Newark and Sherwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1983312101331
Council area
Newark and Sherwood
Police force
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
60
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 November 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, 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 1983312101331 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newark and Sherwood road accident statistics for 1983.