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A211 crash in Bexley on 8 November 1986 at 15:49 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A211 in Bexley at 15:49 on Saturday 8 November 1986. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Nov 1986
Saturday, 15:49
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43105, longitude 0.08057, in the DA14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198601RY00856
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
211
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 3 July 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, 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 198601RY00856 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bexley road accident statistics for 1986.