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Serious A2030 crash in Portsmouth on 31 January 1992 at 18:55 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier taxi

A Vauxhall Cavalier taxi and a Kawasaki KMX125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2030 in Portsmouth at 18:55 on Friday 31 January 1992. The 45-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki KMX125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jan 1992
Friday, 18:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Kawasaki KMX125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79457, longitude -1.0665, in the PO4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440VS0048
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2030
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki KMX125

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki KMX125)

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 1992440VS0048 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 1992.