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Fatal B5272 crash in Wyre on 18 December 2004 at 18:40 involving an Aprilia SR 50 motorcycle

An Aprilia SR 50 motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B5272 in Wyre at 18:40 on Saturday 18 December 2004. The 17-year-old male rider of the Aprilia SR 50 motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Dec 2004
Saturday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Aprilia SR 50 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.91789, longitude -2.79094, in the PR3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garstang, Wyre, PR3 1RG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404B082304
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5272
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia SR 50

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia SR 50)

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 200404B082304 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2004.