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Unclassified road crash in Exeter EX4 on 21 December 2017 at 17:55 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series and a Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Exeter at 17:55 on Thursday 21 December 2017. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2017
Thursday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
BMW 1 Series and Yamaha DT 125 R
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72855, longitude -3.52969, in the EX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500258779
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha DT 125 R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha DT 125 R)

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 2017500258779 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.