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Serious unclassified road crash in Herefordshire HR9 on 28 January 2016 at 08:47 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Herefordshire at 08:47 on Thursday 28 January 2016. The 27-year-old male rider of the Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Jan 2016
Thursday, 08:47
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Yamaha Ybr 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91899, longitude -2.57937, in the HR9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ross-on-Wye. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ross East, Herefordshire, HR9 7AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220050564
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 18 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 May 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha Ybr 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha Ybr 125)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016220050564 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2016.