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Fatal A1139 crash in Peterborough on 9 March 1992 at 20:00 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A1139 in Peterborough at 20:00 on Monday 9 March 1992. The 30-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Mar 1992
Monday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53772, longitude -0.29718, in the PE2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Peterborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992351073192
Council area
Peterborough
Police force
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1139
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1139

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, 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 1992351073192 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Peterborough road accident statistics for 1992.