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Fatal B3181 crash in Mid Devon on 10 December 1997 at 10:45 involving a Honda NS125R motorcycle

A Honda NS125R motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B3181 in Mid Devon at 10:45 on Wednesday 10 December 1997. The 64-year-old female cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Dec 1997
Wednesday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
Honda NS125R and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86916, longitude -3.3898, in the EX15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cullompton.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750D424667
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3181
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda NS125R

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Female, aged 64, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199750D424667 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 1997.