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Fatal B1385 crash in East Suffolk on 8 February 1997 at 17:38 involving a Honda NS125R motorcycle

A Honda NS125R motorcycle and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the B1385 in East Suffolk at 17:38 on Saturday 8 February 1997. The 17-year-old male rider of the Honda NS125R motorcycle was killed and the male driver of the Ford Orion was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Feb 1997
Saturday, 17:38
Vehicles
2
Honda NS125R and Ford Orion
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5103, longitude 1.74205, in the NR32 postcode district. The location was in the former Waveney district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199737L000334
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1385
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda NS125R

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Honda NS125R)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

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 199737L000334 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Suffolk road accident statistics for 1997.