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Serious C road crash in Milton Keynes MK5 on 9 January 2018 at 16:04 involving a Toyota Auris taxi

A Toyota Auris taxi and a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Milton Keynes at 16:04 on Tuesday 9 January 2018. The 22-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle and an 18-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle were seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the Toyota Auris taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Jan 2018
Tuesday, 16:04
Vehicles
2
Toyota Auris and Suzuki GS 500
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01529, longitude -0.75841, in the MK5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Milton Keynes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woughton & Fishermead, Milton Keynes, MK6 1LH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430015215
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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
Wet or damp

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, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 April 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Auris

    Taxi or private hire 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Auris)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GS 500)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GS 500)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018430015215 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2018.