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Unclassified road crash in North Warwickshire B78 on 5 August 2018 at 13:00 involving a BMW X5

A BMW X5 and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Warwickshire at 13:00 on Sunday 5 August 2018. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Aug 2018
Sunday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
BMW X5 and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60174, longitude -1.61113, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Polesworth and Dordon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dordon, North Warwickshire, B78 1TE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018230318449
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 134 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 October 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018230318449 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 2018.