B6047 crash in Melton on 7 December 1986 at 15:28 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B6047 in Melton at 15:28 on Sunday 7 December 1986. The 13-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity: Slight
Date: 7 Dec 1986; Sunday, 15:28
Vehicles: 2; Bicycle and car
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 19863386E1063
Council area: Melton
Police force: Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class: B
First road number: 6047
Road type: Single carriageway
Speed limit: 30 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Crossroads
Junction control: Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class: Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities: No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Daylight
Weather: Fine, no high winds
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Travelling from
East
Travelling to
West
First point of impact
Nearside
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
13 years
Vehicle 2: Car
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Travelling from
North
Travelling to
South
First point of impact
Front
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
33 years

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Cyclist
Slight
Male, aged 13, on vehicle 1 (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 19863386E1063 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 1986.