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B3293 crash in Cornwall on 12 March 1995 at 15:39 involving an MZ motorcycle

An MZ motorcycle and a Vauxhall Frontera were involved in a crash on the B3293 in Cornwall at 15:39 on Sunday 12 March 1995. The 15-year-old male rider of the MZ motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Mar 1995
Sunday, 15:39
Vehicles
2
MZ and Vauxhall Frontera
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.04221, longitude -5.16307, in the TR12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199550A230353
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3293
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MZ

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    15 years
    Engine capacity
    123 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Frontera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,260 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (MZ)

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 199550A230353 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 1995.