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Unclassified road crash in Lancaster LA3 on 6 August 2024 at 17:00 involving a Yamaha YZF motorcycle

A goods vehicle, a Yamaha YZF motorcycle and a Honda Jazz were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Lancaster at 17:00 on Tuesday 6 August 2024. The 22-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Aug 2024
Tuesday, 17:00
Vehicles
3
Yamaha YZF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.05677, longitude -2.8847, in the LA3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Heysham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westgate, Lancaster, LA3 3QU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024041476668
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Engine capacity
    1,330 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024041476668 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 2024.