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Fatal A510 crash in North Northamptonshire on 11 August 1985 at 23:15 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the A510 in North Northamptonshire at 23:15 on Sunday 11 August 1985. The 19-year-old male rider was killed and a 20-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Aug 1985
Sunday, 23:15
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29918, longitude -0.70788, in the NN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wellingborough. The location was in the former Wellingborough district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198534AW00928
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
510
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5128

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 August 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, 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 198534AW00928 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1985.