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Serious unclassified road crash in Chichester PO19 on 9 January 2015 at 06:12 involving a Kia Venga

A Kia Venga and a Honda XR125L motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chichester at 06:12 on Friday 9 January 2015. The 32-year-old male rider of the Honda XR125L motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Jan 2015
Friday, 06:12
Vehicles
2
Kia Venga and Honda XR125L
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8403, longitude -0.81392, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fishbourne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chichester West, Chichester, PO19 3JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015471500170
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

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
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, 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
98%
Estimated chance it was slight
2%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 June 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Venga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda XR125L

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda XR125L)

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 2015471500170 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 2015.