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A5036 crash in Sefton on 27 May 2003 at 14:30 involving a Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle

A Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle and a Saab 9000 were involved in a crash on the A5036 in Sefton at 14:30 on Tuesday 27 May 2003. The 22-year-old female rider of the Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle and a 16-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 May 2003
Tuesday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Yamaha DT 125 R and Saab 9000
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46497, longitude -3.01418, in the L21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crosby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bootle West, Sefton, L21 3TT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200305BS00858
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5036
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 7 metres away, was a fatal crash on 11 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha DT 125 R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha DT 125 R)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha DT 125 R)

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 200305BS00858 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2003.