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Unclassified road crash in Leeds LS9 on 20 January 1990 at 19:50 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Leeds at 19:50 on Saturday 20 January 1990. The 16-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jan 1990
Saturday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80015, longitude -1.51549, in the LS9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199013BB02290
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire

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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 March 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 2 (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 199013BB02290 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 1990.