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Serious A4091 crash in Lichfield on 26 March 2021 at 08:05 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Lexmoto LXR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4091 in Lichfield at 08:05 on Friday 26 March 2021. The 17-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto LXR motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Mar 2021
Friday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Lexmoto LXR
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.61454, longitude -1.69895, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fazeley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Tamworth, B78 3LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021211045869
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4091
Road type
Roundabout
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
4091

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 September 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto LXR

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Lexmoto LXR)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021211045869 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2021.