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Serious unclassified road crash in South Cambridgeshire CB21 on 20 December 2020 at 21:25 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Cambridgeshire at 21:25 on Sunday 20 December 2020. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle and a 14-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle were seriously injured and the 32-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Dec 2020
Sunday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Yamaha WR 125
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.18511, longitude 0.20954, in the CB21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fulbourn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire, CB21 5DU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Cambridgeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020351035584
Council area
South Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Moderately 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 slight injury crash on 15 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha WR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha WR 125)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha WR 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020351035584 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Cambridgeshire road accident statistics for 2020.