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A449 crash in Wolverhampton on 30 August 2017 at 22:05 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A449 in Wolverhampton at 22:05 on Wednesday 30 August 2017. The 18-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 22:05
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.6273, longitude -2.12689, in the WV10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bushbury North, Wolverhampton, WV10 7EH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200222748
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2017200222748 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2017.