Fatal B1456 crash in Babergh on 1 August 1990 at 13:15 involving a Honda NE50M motorcycle
A Honda NE50M motorcycle, a Peugeot 505 and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B1456 in Babergh at 13:15 on Wednesday 1 August 1990. The 66-year-old female rider of the Honda NE50M motorcycle was killed.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 1 Aug 1990
- Wednesday, 13:15
- Vehicles
- 3
- Honda NE50M and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 killed
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02449, longitude 1.16184, in the IP9 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Babergh
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 1990371111000
- Council area
- Babergh
- Police force
- Suffolk
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 1456
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 June 2002.
Serious
Suzuki crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 4 June 2002
14 m awayRef 200237G010693
Serious
Austin Mini crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 6 March 2003
14 m awayRef 200337G012378
Fatal
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 5 September 2023
15 m awayRef 2023371350407
Slight
Car crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 21 July 1985
20 m awayRef 1985371118800
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 21 November 2014
22 m awayRef 201437EA85628
Serious
Yamaha crash on the B1456 in Babergh, 20 August 1998
22 m awayRef 199837G003013
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Honda NE50M
Motorcycle 50cc and under
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 66 years
- Engine capacity
- 49 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 2: Peugeot 505
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,498 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Escort
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,597 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
FatalFemale, aged 66, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda NE50M)
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 1990371111000 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 1990.