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Fatal A460 crash in Cannock Chase on 20 December 2016 at 15:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A460 in Cannock Chase at 15:40 on Tuesday 20 December 2016. The 54-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Dec 2016
Tuesday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Harley-Davidson
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71684, longitude -1.99347, in the WS12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hednesford Pye Green, Cannock Chase, WS12 4DZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016210139345
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
460
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
C

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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson)

    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 2016210139345 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 2016.