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Fatal C road crash in North Norfolk NR12 on 24 July 1985 at 15:10 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on a C road in North Norfolk at 15:10 on Wednesday 24 July 1985. The 20-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Jul 1985
Wednesday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77735, longitude 1.54334, in the NR12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985360021247
Council area
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 173 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, 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 1985360021247 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Norfolk road accident statistics for 1985.