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Fatal B1018 crash in Maldon on 2 February 1990 at 16:28 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a lorry were involved in a crash on the B1018 in Maldon at 16:28 on Friday 2 February 1990. The 3-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 30-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Feb 1990
Friday, 16:28
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and lorry
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72839, longitude 0.68172, in the CM9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maldon.

Map of where the crash happened in Maldon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904200C0152
Council area
Maldon
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1018
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    13,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 3, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 19904200C0152 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maldon road accident statistics for 1990.