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B5069 crash in Wrexham on 12 September 2009 at 13:15 involving a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the B5069 in Wrexham at 13:15 on Saturday 12 September 2009. The 45-year-old female rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle and the 34-year-old male driver of the Volvo bus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Sep 2009
Saturday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SV 650 and Volvo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9786, longitude -2.92054, in the LL13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009609174980
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5069
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 2009609174980 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 2009.