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Fatal B3033 crash in Southampton on 21 January 2000 at 18:05 involving a Yamaha R6 motorcycle

A Yamaha R6 motorcycle, a car and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B3033 in Southampton at 18:05 on Friday 21 January 2000. The 32-year-old male rider of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle was killed and a 24-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Yamaha R6 motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Jan 2000
Friday, 18:05
Vehicles
3
Yamaha R6 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89541, longitude -1.34446, in the SO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000440TB0034
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3033
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha R6

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha R6)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha R6)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2000440TB0034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 2000.