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Serious A58 crash in Bolton on 7 October 1992 at 19:15 involving a Honda SA50J motorcycle

A Honda SA50J motorcycle and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A58 in Bolton at 19:15 on Wednesday 7 October 1992. The 24-year-old female rider of the Honda SA50J motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 1992
Wednesday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Honda SA50J and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.58057, longitude -2.38662, in the BL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bolton.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199206K260592
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
58
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 31 January 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda SA50J

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda SA50J)

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 199206K260592 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolton road accident statistics for 1992.