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Serious unclassified road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 on 29 May 2017 at 19:10 involving a Honda CBR125R motorcycle

A Honda CBR125R motorcycle hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 19:10 on Monday 29 May 2017. A 72-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 24-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 May 2017
Monday, 19:10
Vehicles
1
Honda CBR125R
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64371, longitude -3.36596, in the CF37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ynysybwl.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017621700846
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 43 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBR125R

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda CBR125R)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR125R)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017621700846 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 2017.