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Serious unclassified road crash in Bradford BD7 on 3 August 2015 at 20:40 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bradford at 20:40 on Monday 3 August 2015. The 20-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 19-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class and a 48-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes A Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Aug 2015
Monday, 20:40
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Suzuki SV 650
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78663, longitude -1.78837, in the BD7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bradford. It is one of the crashes that make up the City, Bradford, BD7 3AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bradford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015132831635
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki SV 650)

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 2015132831635 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bradford road accident statistics for 2015.