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Serious C road crash in Liverpool L9 on 17 July 2002 at 21:56 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

A motorcycle and a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Liverpool at 21:56 on Wednesday 17 July 2002. A 20-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 17-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle and a 7-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jul 2002
Wednesday, 21:56
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Yamaha YZF R1
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46051, longitude -2.94418, in the L9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walton, Liverpool, L9 7BL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002050134050
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, street lights lit
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 15 June 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R1)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (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 2002050134050 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2002.