B4151 crash in Walsall on 18 December 1986 at 17:35 involving a van

A van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4151 in Walsall at 17:35 on Thursday 18 December 1986. The 34-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity: Slight
Date: 18 Dec 1986; Thursday, 17:35
Vehicles: 2; Van and bicycle
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 19862000H2891
Council area: Walsall
Police force: West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class: B
First road number: 4151
Road type: Roundabout
Speed limit: 30 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control: Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class: B
Second road number: 4152

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities: No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Dark, street lights lit
Weather: Fine with high winds
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
Manoeuvre
Turning left
Travelling from
North East
Travelling to
South East
First point of impact
Offside
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
58 years
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
Manoeuvre
Turning right
Travelling from
South West
Travelling to
South East
First point of impact
Front
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
34 years

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Cyclist
Slight
Male, aged 34, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 19862000H2891 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 1986.