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Unclassified road crash in South Gloucestershire BS16 on 14 April 2007 at 23:35 involving a Honda X8R motorcycle

A bicycle and a Honda X8R motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Gloucestershire at 23:35 on Saturday 14 April 2007. The 16-year-old male cyclist and the 16-year-old male rider of the Honda X8R motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Apr 2007
Saturday, 23:35
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Honda X8R
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48291, longitude -2.50069, in the BS16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingswood and Fishponds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staple Hill & Mangotsfield, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5HZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007520005359
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda X8R

    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
    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
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda X8R)

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 2007520005359 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2007.