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B5079 crash in Cheshire East on 22 October 2018 at 17:30 involving a Renault Trucks lorry

A bicycle and a Renault Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the B5079 in Cheshire East at 17:30 on Monday 22 October 2018. The 57-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Oct 2018
Monday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Renault Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1289, longitude -2.37323, in the CW11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wheelock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, Cheshire East, CW11 3RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire East

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018070332175
Council area
Cheshire East
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5079
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    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
    57 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2018070332175 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire East road accident statistics for 2018.