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Fatal A35 crash in Dorset on 5 September 2000 at 20:36 involving an Isuzu Trooper

An Isuzu Trooper and a Honda VTR1000F motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 20:36 on Tuesday 5 September 2000. The 35-year-old male rider of the Honda VTR1000F motorcycle was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Sep 2000
Tuesday, 20:36
Vehicles
2
Isuzu Trooper and Honda VTR1000F
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74734, longitude -2.2055, in the BH20 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000550E04468
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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 unlit
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Isuzu Trooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    3,059 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda VTR1000F

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Isuzu Trooper)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Isuzu Trooper)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda VTR1000F)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda VTR1000F)

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 2000550E04468 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2000.