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Serious unclassified road crash in Exeter EX2 on 1 July 2017 at 12:50 involving a Jeep Cherokee

A motorcycle and a Jeep Cherokee were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Exeter at 12:50 on Saturday 1 July 2017. The 86-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jul 2017
Saturday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Jeep Cherokee
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71479, longitude -3.46579, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clyst Valley, East Devon, EX5 1QX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500201656
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    86 years
    Engine capacity
    223 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    3,960 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 86, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2017500201656 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2017.