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Serious A5192 crash in Lichfield on 9 August 2018 at 00:47 involving a Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle

A Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle crashed on the A5192 in Lichfield at 00:47 on Thursday 9 August 2018. The 65-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Aug 2018
Thursday, 00:47
Vehicles
1
Yamaha XJR 1300
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68748, longitude -1.8055, in the WS13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lichfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stowe, Lichfield, WS13 6FD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018210319546
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5192
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5127

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XJR 1300

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJR 1300)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018210319546 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2018.