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Fatal C road crash in Redbridge IG5 on 18 June 2005 at 16:58 involving a Renault lorry

A Renault lorry and a BMW motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Redbridge at 16:58 on Saturday 18 June 2005. The 76-year-old male rider of the BMW motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Jun 2005
Saturday, 16:58
Vehicles
2
Renault and BMW
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59044, longitude 0.04947, in the IG5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clayhall, Redbridge, IG5 0DW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Redbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501TC00233
Council area
Redbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    4,116 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: BMW

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 76, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW)

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 200501TC00233 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redbridge road accident statistics for 2005.