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Serious C road crash in Milton Keynes MK17 on 12 August 2002 at 13:48 involving a Ford Escort

A motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on a C road in Milton Keynes at 13:48 on Monday 12 August 2002. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2002
Monday, 13:48
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01171, longitude -0.65263, in the MK17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Woburn Sands. It is one of the crashes that make up the Danesborough, Milton Keynes, MK17 8PD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Milton Keynes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200243S065082
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 73 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 June 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc 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 200243S065082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2002.