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Unclassified road crash in Lancaster LA1 on 5 October 2005 at 15:25 involving an MG ZR

An MG ZR and a Honda VT125C motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Lancaster at 15:25 on Wednesday 5 October 2005. The 45-year-old male rider of the Honda VT125C motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2005
Wednesday, 15:25
Vehicles
2
MG ZR and Honda VT125C
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.04745, longitude -2.79813, in the LA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lancaster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200504BA05092
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
Estimated chance it was serious
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda VT125C

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda VT125C)

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 200504BA05092 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 2005.