Skip to main content
CrashStats

M53 crash in Wirral on 18 June 2000 at 15:46 involving a Piaggio PX200 E motorcycle

A Piaggio PX200 E motorcycle crashed on the M53 in Wirral at 15:46 on Sunday 18 June 2000. The 36-year-old male rider and a 37-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jun 2000
Sunday, 15:46
Vehicles
1
Piaggio PX200 E
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.34335, longitude -3.03562, in the CH63 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000050117194
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
53
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 50 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio PX200 E

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio PX200 E)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio PX200 E)

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 2000050117194 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 2000.