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Unclassified road crash in Bath and North East Somerset BS31 on 24 December 2014 at 14:39 involving a Mini Cooper

A motorcycle and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bath and North East Somerset at 14:39 on Wednesday 24 December 2014. The 57-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2014
Wednesday, 14:39
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Mini Cooper
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40458, longitude -2.46571, in the BS31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Saltford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Saltford, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 3BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014521409215
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2014521409215 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 2014.