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A5480 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 4 July 2021 at 16:20 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5480 in Cheshire West and Chester at 16:20 on Sunday 4 July 2021. The 40-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jul 2021
Sunday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Piaggio Vespa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.20754, longitude -2.89457, in the CH2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chester City & the Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 4AN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021070466166
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5480
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5116

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Vespa)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2021070466166 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2021.