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A5027 crash in Wirral on 9 May 2009 at 20:00 involving an Aprilia motorcycle

An Aprilia motorcycle crashed on the A5027 in Wirral at 20:00 on Saturday 9 May 2009. The 18-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 May 2009
Saturday, 20:00
Vehicles
1
Aprilia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40849, longitude -3.03946, in the CH44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wallasey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seacombe, Wirral, CH41 1DF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200905AA32339
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5027
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia)

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 200905AA32339 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 2009.