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Unclassified road crash in Bath and North East Somerset BA1 on 14 February 2018 at 20:05 involving a Volkswagen UP

A motorcycle and a Volkswagen UP were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bath and North East Somerset at 20:05 on Wednesday 14 February 2018. The 52-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Feb 2018
Wednesday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Volkswagen UP
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40489, longitude -2.316, in the BA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Batheaston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bathavon North, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 7RB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018521801774
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with 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
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen UP

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018521801774 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 2018.