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Fatal A323 crash in Rushmoor on 23 August 2001 at 16:10 involving a Honda NS125R motorcycle

A Honda NS125R motorcycle, a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A323 in Rushmoor at 16:10 on Thursday 23 August 2001. The 18-year-old male rider of the Honda NS125R motorcycle was killed and the 35-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van and the 43-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Aug 2001
Thursday, 16:10
Vehicles
3
Honda NS125R and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2418, longitude -0.74058, in the GU12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aldershot. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Town, Rushmoor, GU12 4QE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001440AA1280
Council area
Rushmoor
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
323
Road type
Dual 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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda NS125R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda NS125R)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Megane)

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 2001440AA1280 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushmoor road accident statistics for 2001.