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B3227 crash in Torridge on 6 November 1997 at 18:15 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Mercedes 190 were involved in a crash on the B3227 in Torridge at 18:15 on Thursday 6 November 1997. A 15-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes 190, a 16-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes 190 and the 16-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Nov 1997
Thursday, 18:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Mercedes 190
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9542, longitude -4.13129, in the EX38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Torrington.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750C434065
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3227
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 199750C434065 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 1997.