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Serious B5463 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 31 October 2006 at 12:28 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B5463 in Cheshire West and Chester at 12:28 on Tuesday 31 October 2006. The 26-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 32-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Oct 2006
Tuesday, 12:28
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28636, longitude -2.92564, in the CH66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ellesmere Port. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central & Grange, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 3BN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006070604351
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5463
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

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 2006070604351 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2006.