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Serious A2100 crash in Hastings on 13 November 1985 at 08:20 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A2100 in Hastings at 08:20 on Wednesday 13 November 1985. The 20-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Nov 1985
Wednesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and van
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89037, longitude 0.55592, in the TN37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hastings.

Map of where the crash happened in Hastings

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198547TA50569
Council area
Hastings
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2100
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 December 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, 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 198547TA50569 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hastings road accident statistics for 1985.