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A129 crash in Castle Point on 5 February 2006 at 16:10 involving a Better BT 125 motorcycle

A Better BT 125 motorcycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A129 in Castle Point at 16:10 on Sunday 5 February 2006. The 45-year-old female rider of the Better BT 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2006
Sunday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Better BT 125 and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57519, longitude 0.59724, in the SS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thundersley and South Benfleet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Castle Point

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200642J004702
Council area
Castle Point
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
129
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Better BT 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Better BT 125)

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 200642J004702 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Castle Point road accident statistics for 2006.