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Serious A1066 crash in South Norfolk on 18 January 2019 at 16:43 involving a Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle

A Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A1066 in South Norfolk at 16:43 on Friday 18 January 2019. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 22-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 2019
Friday, 16:43
Vehicles
1
Yamaha WR 125
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36942, longitude 1.12438, in the IP22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Diss. It is one of the crashes that make up the Diss & Roydon, South Norfolk, IP22 4JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019360810756
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 June 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha WR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha WR 125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha WR 125)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2019360810756 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 2019.