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A650 crash in Wakefield on 18 December 2007 at 15:15 involving a Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle

A vehicle and a Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A650 in Wakefield at 15:15 on Tuesday 18 December 2007. The 46-year-old male rider of the Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle was 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
18 Dec 2007
Tuesday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Suzuki DR Z400
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71222, longitude -1.53225, in the WF2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wrenthorpe & Outwood West, Wakefield, WF2 0QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007131117507
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
650
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki DR Z400

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki DR Z400)

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 2007131117507 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 2007.