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Fatal unclassified road crash in North Northamptonshire NN18 on 2 February 1986 at 17:54 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Northamptonshire at 17:54 on Sunday 2 February 1986. The 21-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Feb 1986
Sunday, 17:54
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and lorry
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46942, longitude -0.73705, in the NN18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Corby. The location was in the former Corby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198634AC00100
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 21, motorcyclist (50cc and under), 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 198634AC00100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1986.