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A5 crash in Shropshire on 15 June 2008 at 12:03 involving a Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle and a Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5 in Shropshire at 12:03 on Sunday 15 June 2008. The 58-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle and a 22-year-old female passenger on the Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jun 2008
Sunday, 12:03
Vehicles
2
Harley-Davidson FLHR and Harley-Davidson VRSC
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.69237, longitude -2.71091, in the SY5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Severn Valley, Shropshire, SY2 6GH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200822FA88515
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5064

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
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson FLHR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson VRSC

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson FLHR)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson FLHR)

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 200822FA88515 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2008.