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B4373 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 4 February 2007 at 17:45 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Honda SES125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4373 in Telford and Wrekin at 17:45 on Sunday 4 February 2007. The 35-year-old male rider of the Honda SES125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 2007
Sunday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Honda SES125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.70496, longitude -2.45359, in the TF2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oakengates & Ketley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF2 6LR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200722GA85315
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4373
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda SES125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda SES125)

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 200722GA85315 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2007.