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Serious B1326 crash in Northumberland on 21 August 1985 at 07:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B1326 in Northumberland at 07:50 on Wednesday 21 August 1985. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Aug 1985
Wednesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.08719, longitude -1.58873, in the NE23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cramlington.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198510C510685
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1326
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 39 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), 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 198510C510685 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 1985.