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Serious A6102 crash in Sheffield on 7 October 2012 at 18:59 involving a White Knuckle 125 motorcycle

A White Knuckle 125 motorcycle and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A6102 in Sheffield at 18:59 on Sunday 7 October 2012. The 59-year-old male rider of the White Knuckle 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 2012
Sunday, 18:59
Vehicles
2
White Knuckle 125 and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35059, longitude -1.4243, in the S12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sheffield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Richmond, Sheffield, S12 2HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201214K236812
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6102
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

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 11 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: White Knuckle 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (White Knuckle 125)

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 201214K236812 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 2012.