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C road crash in Wigan WA3 on 11 December 2014 at 07:30 involving a Yamaha XC 125 motorcycle

A Yamaha XC 125 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in Wigan at 07:30 on Thursday 11 December 2014. The 29-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XC 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2014
Thursday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
Yamaha XC 125 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47132, longitude -2.58503, in the WA3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Golborne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Golborne & Lowton West, Wigan, WA3 3GT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201406L094956
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with 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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XC 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XC 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 201406L094956 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wigan road accident statistics for 2014.