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Fatal A49 crash in Warrington on 18 February 1985 at 22:30 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach, a motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A49 in Warrington at 22:30 on Monday 18 February 1985. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and the 26-year-old male driver of the car and a 26-year-old female passenger in the car were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Feb 1985
Monday, 22:30
Vehicles
3
Bus or coach and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38917, longitude -2.59088, in the WA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Warrington.

Map of where the crash happened in Warrington

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985075D20232
Council area
Warrington
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
49

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 November 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1985075D20232 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 1985.