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B3212 crash in Exeter on 2 December 1997 at 16:28 involving a Proton Proton

A Proton Proton and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3212 in Exeter at 16:28 on Tuesday 2 December 1997. The 54-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 16:28
Vehicles
2
Proton Proton and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72805, longitude -3.52036, in the EX1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750D214508
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3212
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
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 5 November 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Proton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 199750D214508 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 1997.