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A438 crash in Herefordshire on 26 October 2012 at 08:15 involving a Saab 9-3

A Saab 9-3 and a Yamaha FZ8 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A438 in Herefordshire at 08:15 on Friday 26 October 2012. The 43-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZ8 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Oct 2012
Friday, 08:15
Vehicles
2
Saab 9-3 and Yamaha FZ8
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06868, longitude -2.7707, in the HR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of King's Acre.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201222E204401
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
438
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZ8

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    779 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZ8)

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 201222E204401 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2012.