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Unclassified road crash in Rotherham S65 on 12 October 2010 at 20:10 involving a Toyota Avensis taxi

A Toyota Avensis taxi and a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 20:10 on Tuesday 12 October 2010. The 19-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle and the 22-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2010
Tuesday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and Peugeot Speedfight
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43209, longitude -1.34839, in the S65 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rotherham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201014C122410
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Auto signal part defective
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    100 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Speedfight)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

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 201014C122410 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2010.