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A4189 crash in Redditch on 8 September 2006 at 19:15 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, a Vauxhall Vectra and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A4189 in Redditch at 19:15 on Friday 8 September 2006. The 46-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle and a 52-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Sep 2006
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30051, longitude -1.90421, in the B98 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winyates, Redditch, B98 0JF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Redditch

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200622DE53460
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4189
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4997

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
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, 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 200622DE53460 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 2006.