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Serious C road crash in St Albans AL4 on 16 February 2009 at 08:00 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a BMW R 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in St Albans at 08:00 on Monday 16 February 2009. The 51-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1200 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Feb 2009
Monday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and BMW R 1200
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76537, longitude -0.28261, in the AL4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm, St Albans, AL4 9HE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20094100F4149
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1200)

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 20094100F4149 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2009.