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A515 crash in East Staffordshire on 18 August 2008 at 13:25 involving a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A515 in East Staffordshire at 13:25 on Monday 18 August 2008. The 42-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 24-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 2008
Monday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SV 650 and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.84478, longitude -1.77785, in the DE6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Staffordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008218014374
Council area
East Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
515
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

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 2008218014374 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Staffordshire road accident statistics for 2008.