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Serious unclassified road crash in the Forest of Dean GL15 on 7 October 2014 at 12:35 involving a Mini One

A Mini One and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Forest of Dean at 12:35 on Tuesday 7 October 2014. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured and the 57-year-old female driver of the Mini One was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 2014
Tuesday, 12:35
Vehicles
2
Mini One and Yamaha
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74585, longitude -2.51474, in the GL15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014530209026
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, 79 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini One

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini One)

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 2014530209026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2014.