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Serious unclassified road crash in Leeds LS14 on 15 June 2018 at 23:18 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Lexmoto Venom 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Leeds at 23:18 on Friday 15 June 2018. The 18-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto Venom 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Jun 2018
Friday, 23:18
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Lexmoto Venom 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81946, longitude -1.4477, in the LS14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cross Gates & Whinmoor, Leeds, LS14 5QF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20181356F2269
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto Venom 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Lexmoto Venom 125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 20181356F2269 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2018.