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A548 crash in Flintshire on 2 February 2008 at 17:50 involving a Kawasaki ZR1100 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZR1100 motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A548 in Flintshire at 17:50 on Saturday 2 February 2008. The 38-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZR1100 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Feb 2008
Saturday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki ZR1100 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.2759, longitude -3.18321, in the CH6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Flintshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008600FL7005
Council area
Flintshire
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
548
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5026

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 July 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZR1100

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,052 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZR1100)

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 2008600FL7005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Flintshire road accident statistics for 2008.