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Fatal B3099 crash in Wiltshire on 6 August 1998 at 19:39 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Yamaha motorcycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3099 in Wiltshire at 19:39 on Thursday 6 August 1998. The 42-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed and the 32-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and an 8-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Aug 1998
Thursday, 19:39
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24894, longitude -2.23349, in the BA13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199854CW04718
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3099
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 April 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199854CW04718 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 1998.