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B578 crash in Hinckley and Bosworth on 15 November 2007 at 18:03 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B578 in Hinckley and Bosworth at 18:03 on Thursday 15 November 2007. The 64-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2007
Thursday, 18:03
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52522, longitude -1.34759, in the LE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hinckley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 2HZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007330807952
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
578
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North 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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2007330807952 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2007.