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A5 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 14 May 2015 at 15:25 involving an Aprilia RS4 motorcycle

An Aprilia RS4 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire at 15:25 on Thursday 14 May 2015. The 16-year-old male rider of the Aprilia RS4 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 May 2015
Thursday, 15:25
Vehicles
2
Aprilia RS4 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8829, longitude -0.51629, in the LU6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunstable. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405DA0366
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 12 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia RS4

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    50 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia RS4)

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 2015405DA0366 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 2015.