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Serious B4246 crash in Torfaen on 4 August 2000 at 14:50 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the B4246 in Torfaen at 14:50 on Friday 4 August 2000. A 71-year-old male pedestrian and the 34-year-old male rider were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Aug 2000
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
1
Suzuki
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73832, longitude -3.07137, in the NP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Abersychan.

Map of where the crash happened in Torfaen

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000610107800
Council area
Torfaen
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4246
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 August 1979.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,135 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 2000610107800 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torfaen road accident statistics for 2000.