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A49 crash in Warrington on 30 December 2002 at 17:24 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A49 in Warrington at 17:24 on Monday 30 December 2002. The 29-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle was 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
Slight
Date
30 Dec 2002
Monday, 17:24
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Suzuki GZ 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38819, longitude -2.58893, in the WA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Warrington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 1AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Warrington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002070300027
Council area
Warrington
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
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 22 December 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GZ 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GZ 125)

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 2002070300027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 2002.