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Unclassified road crash in Rotherham S64 on 5 May 2015 at 17:15 involving a Ford Focus

A bicycle and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 17:15 on Tuesday 5 May 2015. The 44-year-old male cyclist was 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
Slight
Date
5 May 2015
Tuesday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48679, longitude -1.30717, in the S64 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swinton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swinton Rockingham, Rotherham, S64 8RQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201514C047815
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
No

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 201514C047815 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2015.