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B6133 crash in Wakefield on 28 June 2017 at 18:50 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A motorcycle and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a crash on the B6133 in Wakefield at 18:50 on Wednesday 28 June 2017. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jun 2017
Wednesday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68145, longitude -1.35923, in the WF7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Featherstone. It is one of the crashes that make up the Featherstone, Wakefield, WF7 5HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20171346S1370
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6133
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6421

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, 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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 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 21, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 20171346S1370 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 2017.