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Fatal B1508 crash in Colchester on 18 January 1989 at 19:30 involving a car

A car and two bicycles were involved in a crash on the B1508 in Colchester at 19:30 on Wednesday 18 January 1989. The 15-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 15-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Jan 1989
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91682, longitude 0.85291, in the CO6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19894200E0058
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1508
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 15, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, on vehicle 3 (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 19894200E0058 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 1989.