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B1389 crash in Braintree on 22 July 2013 at 12:55 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1389 in Braintree at 12:55 on Monday 22 July 2013. The 41-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jul 2013
Monday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Yamaha XJ6
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79289, longitude 0.63012, in the CM8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Witham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Witham South, Braintree, CM8 1JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201342I211507
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1389
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha XJ6

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha XJ6)

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 201342I211507 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 2013.