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Unclassified road crash in Barnsley S73 on 12 July 2016 at 06:15 involving a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle

A Piaggio Vespa motorcycle and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Barnsley at 06:15 on Tuesday 12 July 2016. The 32-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jul 2016
Tuesday, 06:15
Vehicles
2
Piaggio Vespa and Ford Transit Custom
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.52044, longitude -1.42471, in the S73 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hoyland Milton, Barnsley, S73 0LU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016140088324
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio Vespa)

    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 2016140088324 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnsley road accident statistics for 2016.