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Unclassified road crash in Newport NP19 on 19 July 2018 at 17:30 involving a Vauxhall Vivaro van

A Vauxhall Vivaro van and a Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Newport at 17:30 on Thursday 19 July 2018. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jul 2018
Thursday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vivaro and Yamaha YZF R125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58998, longitude -2.97907, in the NP19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beechwood, Newport, NP19 8PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018610038418
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R125

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018610038418 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newport road accident statistics for 2018.