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Fatal B358 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 5 May 1986 at 23:05 involving a car

A car and two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the B358 in Richmond upon Thames at 23:05 on Monday 5 May 1986. The 21-year-old male rider of vehicle 3 and the 21-year-old male rider of vehicle 2 were killed and the 50-year-old male driver of the car was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 May 1986
Monday, 23:05
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45528, longitude -0.37144, in the TW4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198601TW00178
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
358
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 198601TW00178 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 1986.