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Serious B1393 crash in Epping Forest on 1 June 2007 at 11:54 involving a Gilera Dna 125 motorcycle

A Gilera Dna 125 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B1393 in Epping Forest at 11:54 on Friday 1 June 2007. The 17-year-old male rider of the Gilera Dna 125 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jun 2007
Friday, 11:54
Vehicles
2
Gilera Dna 125 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72523, longitude 0.12594, in the CM16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thornwood Common. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, CM16 6GF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200742I209906
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1393
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Gilera Dna 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Gilera Dna 125)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200742I209906 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 2007.