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Serious unclassified road crash in Rochford SS6 on 17 March 2005 at 20:59 involving a Gilera Dna 50 motorcycle

A Gilera Dna 50 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rochford at 20:59 on Thursday 17 March 2005. The 18-year-old male rider of the Gilera Dna 50 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 2005
Thursday, 20:59
Vehicles
2
Gilera Dna 50 and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59943, longitude 0.61104, in the SS6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rayleigh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Downhall and Rawreth, Rochford, SS6 8DF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200542J013003
Council area
Rochford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

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
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Gilera Dna 50

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Gilera Dna 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 200542J013003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rochford road accident statistics for 2005.