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Serious A65 crash in Lancaster on 8 May 2016 at 11:58 involving a Peugeot 207

A Peugeot 207 and a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A65 in Lancaster at 11:58 on Sunday 8 May 2016. The 64-year-old male rider of the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 May 2016
Sunday, 11:58
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 207 and Triumph Bonneville
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.07586, longitude -2.76872, in the LA2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Lune Valley, Lancaster, LA2 9HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201604WB16080
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
65
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 June 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Bonneville

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    650 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    51 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Bonneville)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 201604WB16080 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 2016.