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A4 crash in Torfaen on 23 January 2017 at 15:15 involving a Honda GLR 125 motorcycle

A Honda GLR 125 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A4 in Torfaen at 15:15 on Monday 23 January 2017. The 17-year-old female rider of the Honda GLR 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jan 2017
Monday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Honda GLR 125 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63813, longitude -3.00152, in the NP44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llantarnam, Torfaen, NP44 3GH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610062017
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda GLR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda GLR 125)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017610062017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 2017.