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Serious M1 crash in Rotherham on 16 January 2018 at 09:29 involving a Triumph Sprint ST motorcycle

A Triumph Sprint ST motorcycle and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 09:29 on Tuesday 16 January 2018. The 48-year-old male rider of the Triumph Sprint ST motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Jan 2018
Tuesday, 09:29
Vehicles
2
Triumph Sprint ST and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39889, longitude -1.33438, in the S60 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sitwell, Rotherham, S60 4JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018140264010
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Sprint ST

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    955 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Sprint ST)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    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 2018140264010 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2018.