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Unclassified road crash in Torbay TQ3 on 23 March 2005 at 06:46 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and a Piaggio Typhoon motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Torbay at 06:46 on Wednesday 23 March 2005. The 44-year-old female rider of the Piaggio Typhoon motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 2005
Wednesday, 06:46
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and Piaggio Typhoon
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43253, longitude -3.5888, in the TQ3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clifton with Maidenway, Torbay, TQ3 3TY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200550F21D549
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Typhoon

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Typhoon)

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 200550F21D549 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2005.