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B149 crash in Thurrock on 18 January 2006 at 12:50 involving a Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle

A car and a Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B149 in Thurrock at 12:50 on Wednesday 18 January 2006. The 17-year-old male rider of the Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2006
Wednesday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Car and Vespa (Douglas)
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48201, longitude 0.35903, in the RM16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, RM16 4JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200642F005201
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
149
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

  • Vehicle 2: Vespa (Douglas)

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Vespa (Douglas))

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 200642F005201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2006.