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Unclassified road crash in Torridge EX39 on 17 November 2024 at 13:51 involving a Yamaha XC motorcycle

A Yamaha XC motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in Torridge at 13:51 on Sunday 17 November 2024. The 21-year-old female rider 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
17 Nov 2024
Sunday, 13:51
Vehicles
1
Yamaha XC
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.04319, longitude -4.22577, in the EX39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Westward Ho!. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westward Ho!, Torridge, EX39 1HS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501517486
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Second road class
Unclassified

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
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, 82 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XC

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XC)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2024501517486 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2024.