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Serious A4601 crash in Cannock Chase on 6 August 2019 at 21:14 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A4601 in Cannock Chase at 21:14 on Tuesday 6 August 2019. The 26-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Aug 2019
Tuesday, 21:14
Vehicles
2
Honda and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68783, longitude -2.02935, in the WS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019210869990
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4601
Road type
Dual 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2019210869990 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 2019.