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A6 crash in South Ribble on 10 September 2009 at 16:55 involving an Aprilia motorcycle

An Aprilia motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A6 in South Ribble at 16:55 on Thursday 10 September 2009. The 16-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle and the 28-year-old male driver of the other vehicle were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Sep 2009
Thursday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Aprilia and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74292, longitude -2.68273, in the PR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walton-le-Dale West, South Ribble, PR5 4JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904CM09138
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6230

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 200904CM09138 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 2009.