Serious A57 crash in Salford on 15 August 2016 at 14:55 involving a Honda CBR125R motorcycle
A Honda CBR125R motorcycle and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A57 in Salford at 14:55 on Monday 15 August 2016. The 19-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR125R motorcycle and an 18-year-old male passenger on the Honda CBR125R motorcycle were seriously 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
- Serious
- Date
- 15 Aug 2016
- Monday, 14:55
- Vehicles
- 2
- Honda CBR125R and Ford Transit
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4839, longitude -2.32086, in the M5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weaste & Seedley, Salford, M6 8JE area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Salford
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201606F019065
- Council area
- Salford
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 57
- 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
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 5185
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 May 2019.
Serious
Tram crash on the A57 in Salford, 20 May 2019
8 m awayRef 201906F256809
Slight
Piaggio NRG crash on the A57 in Salford, 2 July 2002
8 m awayRef 200206F010837
Serious
Car crash on the A5185 in Salford, 13 June 1999
8 m awayRef 199906F004635
Slight
Leyland crash on the A57 in Salford, 8 September 1998
8 m awayRef 199806F294698
Slight
Suzuki crash on the A57 in Salford, 14 May 1997
8 m awayRef 199706F023697
Slight
Metrocab Metrocab crash on the A57 in Salford, 20 August 1997
8 m awayRef 199706F075297
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Honda CBR125R
Motorcycle 125cc and under
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 19 years
- Engine capacity
- 125 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Transit
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 12 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR125R)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR125R)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 201606F019065 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Salford road accident statistics for 2016.