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A112 crash in Newham on 13 May 1998 at 08:26 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A112 in Newham at 08:26 on Wednesday 13 May 1998. The 35-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 May 1998
Wednesday, 08:26
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53921, longitude 0.00417, in the E15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199801KF00255
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
112
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 199801KF00255 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 1998.