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A5209 crash in West Lancashire on 28 March 2010 at 14:43 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire at 14:43 on Sunday 28 March 2010. The 17-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle, the 44-year-old male driver of the car and a 50-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle 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
28 Mar 2010
Sunday, 14:43
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59074, longitude -2.74403, in the WN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lancashire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004CJ10020
Council area
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5209
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
59%
Estimated chance it was slight
41%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 September 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 201004CJ10020 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lancashire road accident statistics for 2010.