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M53 crash in Wirral on 11 June 2023 at 18:39 involving a Yamaha MT motorcycle

A Yamaha MT motorcycle and a Cupra Formentor were involved in a crash on the M53 in Wirral at 18:39 on Sunday 11 June 2023. The 22-year-old male rider of the Yamaha MT motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jun 2023
Sunday, 18:39
Vehicles
2
Yamaha MT and Cupra Formentor
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.36842, longitude -3.07196, in the CH43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prenton, Wirral, CH43 3AP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023052301415
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
53
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Cupra Formentor

    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 sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha MT)

    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 2023052301415 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 2023.