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Fatal A3500 crash in Dorset on 8 November 1989 at 17:15 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and six cars were involved in a crash on the A3500 in Dorset at 17:15 on Wednesday 8 November 1989. The 17-year-old male cyclist was killed and a 19-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Nov 1989
Wednesday, 17:15
Vehicles
7
Bicycle and 6 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74326, longitude -2.029, in the BH16 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19895589C1928
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3500
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3500

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (7)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 7: Car

    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 19895589C1928 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 1989.