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Unclassified road crash in Colchester CO2 on 9 July 2013 at 08:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Yamaha XT 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Colchester at 08:15 on Tuesday 9 July 2013. The 64-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XT 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 2013
Tuesday, 08:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Yamaha XT 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88166, longitude 0.92896, in the CO2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Colchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201342I190707
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

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
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha XT 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    659 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha XT 600)

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 201342I190707 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 2013.