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B5250 crash in Chorley on 7 April 2015 at 07:20 involving a Yamaha YN 50 Neos motorcycle

A Yamaha YN 50 Neos motorcycle and a Peugeot Expert van were involved in a crash on the B5250 in Chorley at 07:20 on Tuesday 7 April 2015. The 22-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YN 50 Neos motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Apr 2015
Tuesday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YN 50 Neos and Peugeot Expert
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62431, longitude -2.70786, in the PR7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201504SC15085
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5250
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YN 50 Neos

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Expert

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YN 50 Neos)

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 201504SC15085 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chorley road accident statistics for 2015.