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Serious unclassified road crash in Somerset TA14 on 11 July 2013 at 17:50 involving a Lexmoto XTR 125 motorcycle

A Lexmoto XTR 125 motorcycle and a Zontes ZT 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 17:50 on Thursday 11 July 2013. The 17-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto XTR 125 motorcycle and the 18-year-old male rider of the Zontes ZT 125 motorcycle were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jul 2013
Thursday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Lexmoto XTR 125 and Zontes ZT 125
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.95682, longitude -2.75018, in the TA14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke sub Hamdon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Martock, Somerset, TA14 6PA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013520304415
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 48 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexmoto XTR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Zontes ZT 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Lexmoto XTR 125)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Zontes ZT 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 2013520304415 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Somerset road accident statistics for 2013.