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A5007 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 27 March 2016 at 23:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Zontes ZT 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5007 in Stoke-on-Trent at 23:15 on Sunday 27 March 2016. The male rider of the Zontes ZT 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2016
Sunday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Zontes ZT 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.98312, longitude -2.12124, in the ST3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lightwood North & Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4RH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016210055963
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5007
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
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, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Zontes ZT 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Zontes ZT 125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016210055963 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2016.