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A1089 crash in Thurrock on 5 October 2021 at 05:30 involving a Suzuki SFV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SFV 650 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A1089 in Thurrock at 05:30 on Tuesday 5 October 2021. The 26-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SFV 650 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2021
Tuesday, 05:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SFV 650 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49728, longitude 0.35665, in the RM16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, Thurrock, RM16 3AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421094889
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1089
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SFV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SFV 650)

    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 2021421094889 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2021.