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B156 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 30 November 2020 at 05:55 involving a Yamaha MT07 motorcycle

A goods vehicle and a Yamaha MT07 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B156 in Welwyn Hatfield at 05:55 on Monday 30 November 2020. The 56-year-old male rider of the Yamaha MT07 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2020
Monday, 05:55
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and Yamaha MT07
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70802, longitude -0.11096, in the EN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cuffley.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020411003684
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
156
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha MT07

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha MT07)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020411003684 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 2020.