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A4126 crash in Wolverhampton on 31 August 2020 at 16:50 involving a Lexmoto Assault 125 motorcycle

A bicycle and a Lexmoto Assault 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4126 in Wolverhampton at 16:50 on Monday 31 August 2020. The 16-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2020
Monday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Lexmoto Assault 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55224, longitude -2.09928, in the WV4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale, Wolverhampton, WV14 9XE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020200987474
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4126
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 31 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto Assault 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020200987474 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2020.