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Serious unclassified road crash in Cannock Chase WS12 on 16 December 2016 at 16:35 involving a Volkswagen CC

A Volkswagen CC and a Honda NSR125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cannock Chase at 16:35 on Friday 16 December 2016. The 56-year-old male rider of the Honda NSR125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 2016
Friday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen CC and Honda NSR125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71026, longitude -1.96425, in the WS12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rawnsley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley, Cannock Chase, WS12 0JY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016210150546
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen CC

    Car

    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NSR125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda NSR125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016210150546 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.