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B3193 crash in Teignbridge on 29 November 1983 at 17:15 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B3193 in Teignbridge at 17:15 on Tuesday 29 November 1983. The 32-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Nov 1983
Tuesday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.55603, longitude -3.6056, in the TQ12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198350F412470
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3193
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, 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 198350F412470 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 1983.