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Serious A4042 crash in Torfaen on 2 May 1992 at 14:45 involving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a Suzuki motorcycle and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A4042 in Torfaen at 14:45 on Saturday 2 May 1992. The 33-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 1992
Saturday, 14:45
Vehicles
3
Harley-Davidson and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70404, longitude -3.00829, in the NP4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199261B15792T
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4042
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson)

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 199261B15792T in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 1992.