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Fatal A1124 crash in Colchester on 15 December 2016 at 22:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1124 in Colchester at 22:40 on Thursday 15 December 2016. The 20-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Dec 2016
Thursday, 22:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Yamaha YZF R125
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88967, longitude 0.85247, in the CO3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Colchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lexden and Braiswick, Colchester, CO3 4DB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016420137799
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1124
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R125)

    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 2016420137799 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 2016.