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Unclassified road crash in Sefton PR8 on 30 November 2016 at 08:50 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sefton at 08:50 on Wednesday 30 November 2016. The 25-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2016
Wednesday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62602, longitude -2.9994, in the PR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birkdale, Sefton, PR8 4HJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016051603797
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2016051603797 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2016.