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Serious A565 crash in Sefton on 28 August 2017 at 16:45 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and a Triumph Street Triple motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A565 in Sefton at 16:45 on Monday 28 August 2017. The 39-year-old male rider of the Triumph Street Triple motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Aug 2017
Monday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and Triumph Street Triple
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.50714, longitude -3.00855, in the L23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Formby East, Sefton, L29 5XA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sefton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017051702088
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
565
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Street Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Street Triple)

    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 2017051702088 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2017.