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A197 crash in Northumberland on 2 September 2005 at 18:40 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A197 in Northumberland at 18:40 on Friday 2 September 2005. The 46-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 2005
Friday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.17652, longitude -1.6707, in the NE61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pegswood, Northumberland, NE61 3FS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005100671705
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
197
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
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
28%
Estimated chance it was slight
72%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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 2005100671705 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2005.