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A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 5 December 1985 at 16:20 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 16:20 on Thursday 5 December 1985. The 38-year-old female rider was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 1985
Thursday, 16:20
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24983, longitude -0.81171, in the NN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Northampton. The location was in the former Northampton district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198534BS01851
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
45

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a fatal crash on 15 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, 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 198534BS01851 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1985.