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B5248 crash in South Ribble on 14 May 1986 at 16:15 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B5248 in South Ribble at 16:15 on Wednesday 14 May 1986. The 30-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 May 1986
Wednesday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68897, longitude -2.71651, in the PR25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leyland.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1986040DC0782
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5248
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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, 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 1986040DC0782 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 1986.