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Serious B6108 crash in Kirklees on 12 December 2002 at 18:20 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B6108 in Kirklees at 18:20 on Thursday 12 December 2002. The 42-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle was seriously injured and the 78-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 2002
Thursday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Peugeot Speedfight
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.61403, longitude -1.8151, in the HD4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Netherton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton & Newsome, Kirklees, HD4 7HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131363102
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6108
Road type
Single 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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,348 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Speedfight)

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 2002131363102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 2002.