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A473 crash in Bridgend on 10 April 2007 at 08:05 involving a Triumph Speed Triple 955I motorcycle

A Triumph Speed Triple 955I motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 08:05 on Tuesday 10 April 2007. The 54-year-old male rider of the Triumph Speed Triple 955I motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Apr 2007
Tuesday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Triumph Speed Triple 955I and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51434, longitude -3.49846, in the CF35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pencoed and Penprysg, Bridgend, CF35 5LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bridgend

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007620166437
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 April 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Speed Triple 955I

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    955 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Speed Triple 955I)

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 2007620166437 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 2007.