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Unclassified road crash in Braintree CM7 on 1 March 2016 at 08:45 involving a Renault Trafic van

A Renault Trafic van and a Piaggio Fly motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Braintree at 08:45 on Tuesday 1 March 2016. The 17-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Fly motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Mar 2016
Tuesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Renault Trafic and Piaggio Fly
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87914, longitude 0.56263, in the CM7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Braintree. It is one of the crashes that make up the Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016420048028
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

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
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, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Fly

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Fly)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016420048028 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 2016.