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Unclassified road crash in Plymouth PL9 on 31 January 2025 at 12:15 involving a Volkswagen Caddy

A Volkswagen Caddy and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Plymouth at 12:15 on Friday 31 January 2025. The 20-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2025
Friday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Caddy and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.35457, longitude -4.11389, in the PL9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plymstock Radford, Plymouth, PL9 9PE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501548800
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
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, 55 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caddy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    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
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    373 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025501548800 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2025.