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Unclassified road crash in Maidstone ME20 on 12 October 2016 at 21:05 involving a Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone at 21:05 on Wednesday 12 October 2016. The 21-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle and the 50-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2016
Wednesday, 21:05
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YZF R125 and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30113, longitude 0.49506, in the ME20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Forstal. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME20 7AG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460117770
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF R125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016460117770 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maidstone road accident statistics for 2016.