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Fatal B3357 crash in Teignbridge on 16 June 1999 at 17:57 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3357 in Teignbridge at 17:57 on Wednesday 16 June 1999. The 28-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle was killed and the 41-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Jun 1999
Wednesday, 17:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Kawasaki ZX750
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.48845, longitude -3.77084, in the TQ11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199950F453419
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3357
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX750

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX750)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199950F453419 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 1999.