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Serious B1108 crash in Breckland on 8 January 1990 at 21:00 involving a Honda C50LA motorcycle

A Honda C50LA motorcycle and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1108 in Breckland at 21:00 on Monday 8 January 1990. The 16-year-old female rider of the Honda C50LA motorcycle and a 16-year-old female passenger on the Honda motorcycle were seriously injured and the 19-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jan 1990
Monday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Honda C50LA and Honda
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57147, longitude 0.82498, in the IP25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watton.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990360050029
Council area
Breckland
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1108
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda C50LA

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda C50LA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

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 1990360050029 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Breckland road accident statistics for 1990.