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A608 crash in Broxtowe on 28 August 1984 at 12:10 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A608 in Broxtowe at 12:10 on Tuesday 28 August 1984. The 18-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 25-year-old male pedestrian hit by the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Aug 1984
Tuesday, 12:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and lorry
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.0182, longitude -1.30844, in the NG16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Eastwood.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxtowe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198431BB02215
Council area
Broxtowe
Police force
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
608
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, hit by vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

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 198431BB02215 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxtowe road accident statistics for 1984.