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Fatal A380 crash in Teignbridge on 15 August 1997 at 19:20 involving an Austin Allegro

An Austin Allegro and a BMW K 100 LT motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A380 in Teignbridge at 19:20 on Friday 15 August 1997. The 66-year-old male driver of the Austin Allegro was killed and the 50-year-old male rider of the BMW K 100 LT motorcycle and a 46-year-old female passenger on the BMW K 100 LT motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Aug 1997
Friday, 19:20
Vehicles
2
Austin Allegro and BMW K 100 LT
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.63919, longitude -3.54139, in the EX6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750D212760
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
380
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Allegro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW K 100 LT

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Allegro)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (BMW K 100 LT)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (BMW K 100 LT)

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 199750D212760 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1997.