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B3240 crash in Plymouth on 4 February 1997 at 22:30 involving a Renault 25

A Renault 25 and a Honda CB450D motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3240 in Plymouth at 22:30 on Tuesday 4 February 1997. The 40-year-old male rider of the Honda CB450D motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 1997
Tuesday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Renault 25 and Honda CB450D
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.37051, longitude -4.13526, in the PL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750E310271
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3240
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3240

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CB450D

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    447 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda CB450D)

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 199750E310271 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 1997.