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Serious B4497 crash in Redditch on 4 February 2016 at 17:10 involving a Peugeot 208

A Peugeot 208 and a Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4497 in Redditch at 17:10 on Thursday 4 February 2016. The 24-year-old male rider of the Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Feb 2016
Thursday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 208 and Yamaha WR 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30771, longitude -1.90484, in the B98 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redditch. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winyates, Redditch, B98 0JF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220051226
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4497
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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 lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha WR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha WR 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less 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 2016220051226 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 2016.