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Unclassified road crash in Rossendale BB4 on 4 March 2008 at 08:55 involving a Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle

A Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle and a taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale at 08:55 on Tuesday 4 March 2008. The 32-year-old female rider of the Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2008
Tuesday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GZ 125 and taxi
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69698, longitude -2.28471, in the BB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rawtenstall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804FL08023
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

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
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
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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GZ 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GZ 125)

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 200804FL08023 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rossendale road accident statistics for 2008.