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Fatal A5183 crash in St Albans on 28 October 1992 at 15:50 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Kawasaki ER250 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5183 in St Albans at 15:50 on Wednesday 28 October 1992. The 25-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ER250 motorcycle was killed and the 35-year-old male driver of the Citroen AX was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Oct 1992
Wednesday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Kawasaki ER250
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75517, longitude -0.3459, in the AL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Albans.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19924100B1347
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5183
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ER250

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ER250)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

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 19924100B1347 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 1992.