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A653 crash in Leeds on 15 February 2002 at 16:10 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A653 in Leeds at 16:10 on Friday 15 February 2002. The 23-year-old male rider of the Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle and a 22-year-old female passenger on the Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Feb 2002
Friday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Gilera Runner 125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.791, longitude -1.54382, in the LS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hunslet & Riverside, Leeds, LS11 5DE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002130161002
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
653
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
61

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 slight injury crash on 27 April 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Gilera Runner 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Gilera Runner 125)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Gilera Runner 125)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2002130161002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2002.