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Unclassified road crash in Caerphilly CF81 on 2 August 2017 at 14:27 involving an Aprilia RS 125 motorcycle

An Aprilia RS 125 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Caerphilly at 14:27 on Wednesday 2 August 2017. The 34-year-old male rider and a 38-year-old male pedestrian were 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
2 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 14:27
Vehicles
1
Aprilia RS 125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74721, longitude -3.28097, in the CF81 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pontlottyn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Moriah and Pontlottyn, Caerphilly, CF81 9PJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610066317
Council area
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
28%
Estimated chance it was slight
72%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia RS 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia RS 125)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, hit by vehicle 1 (Aprilia RS 125)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing elsewhere within 50 m of a pedestrian crossing
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2017610066317 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Caerphilly road accident statistics for 2017.