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B5194 crash in Knowsley on 5 November 2001 at 18:55 involving a Sym Shark motorcycle

A Sym Shark motorcycle and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the B5194 in Knowsley at 18:55 on Monday 5 November 2001. The 25-year-old male rider of the Sym Shark motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 2001
Monday, 18:55
Vehicles
2
Sym Shark and Citroen AX
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45382, longitude -2.85413, in the L34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Knowsley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prescot North, Knowsley, L34 9HQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001050198019
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5194
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Sym Shark

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Sym Shark)

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 2001050198019 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Knowsley road accident statistics for 2001.