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A4259 crash in Swindon on 26 September 1985 at 22:40 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4259 in Swindon at 22:40 on Thursday 26 September 1985. The 19-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Sep 1985
Thursday, 22:40
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56041, longitude -1.76482, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198554DS09785
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 January 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (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 198554DS09785 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 1985.