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Unclassified road crash in the Scottish Borders TD5 on 17 November 2006 at 18:10 involving a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle

A Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle and a Piaggio NRG motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders at 18:10 on Friday 17 November 2006. The 18-year-old male rider of the Piaggio NRG motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2006
Friday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Speedfight and Piaggio NRG
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.59736, longitude -2.43335, in the TD5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kelso. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kelso and District, Scottish Borders, TD5 7BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950010365
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Dark, street lights lit
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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio NRG

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio NRG)

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 2006950010365 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 2006.