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B5044 crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 4 August 2012 at 01:45 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A motorcycle and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the B5044 in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 01:45 on Saturday 4 August 2012. A 22-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle, the 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and the 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2012
Saturday, 01:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.01537, longitude -2.27588, in the ST5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012212004048
Council area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5044
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
44%
Estimated chance it was slight
56%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 2012212004048 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle-under-Lyme road accident statistics for 2012.