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C road crash in Swindon SN1 on 29 December 1998 at 21:50 involving a Peugeot 305

A Peugeot 305 and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Swindon at 21:50 on Tuesday 29 December 1998. The 28-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 1998
Tuesday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 305 and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55738, longitude -1.77926, in the SN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199854DS08738
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
One way street or slip road
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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 305

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    176 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, 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 199854DS08738 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 1998.