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M11 crash in Uttlesford on 12 January 2005 at 14:20 involving a Seat Toledo

A Seat Toledo and a Harley-Davidson FLS motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M11 in Uttlesford at 14:20 on Wednesday 12 January 2005. The 59-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson FLS motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jan 2005
Wednesday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Seat Toledo and Harley-Davidson FLS
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87246, longitude 0.19854, in the CM23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bishop's Stortford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200542A002201
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
11
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
120

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Toledo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson FLS

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson FLS)

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 200542A002201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 2005.