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Serious unclassified road crash in Hartlepool TS26 on 5 July 2017 at 23:57 involving a Skoda Superb taxi

A motorcycle and a Skoda Superb taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hartlepool at 23:57 on Wednesday 5 July 2017. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jul 2017
Wednesday, 23:57
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Skoda Superb
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.69275, longitude -1.22713, in the TS26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Headland & Harbour, Hartlepool, TS24 8LB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017170H10587
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc 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
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Superb

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Superb)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Superb)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017170H10587 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2017.