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Fatal A761 crash in Inverclyde on 19 June 1987 at 08:44 involving a van

A van and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A761 in Inverclyde at 08:44 on Friday 19 June 1987. A 34-year-old male passenger in the van and the 27-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were killed and the 29-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jun 1987
Friday, 08:44
Vehicles
2
Van and motorcycle
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8746, longitude -4.61652, in the PA13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Inverclyde

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198797XA02306
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
761
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198797XA02306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 1987.