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Serious A6123 crash in Rotherham on 24 September 2017 at 11:40 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Triumph motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6123 in Rotherham at 11:40 on Sunday 24 September 2017. The 50-year-old male rider of the Triumph motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Sep 2017
Sunday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Triumph
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44683, longitude -1.32527, in the S65 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rotherham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawmarsh East, Rotherham, S65 3SR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017140225972
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6123
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Unclassified

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

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 34 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 December 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    885 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2017140225972 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2017.