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A390 crash in Cornwall on 8 September 2001 at 11:30 involving a Toyota MR2

A Toyota MR2 and a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A390 in Cornwall at 11:30 on Saturday 8 September 2001. The 41-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Sep 2001
Saturday, 11:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota MR2 and Suzuki GSF 1200
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.40879, longitude -4.66937, in the PL22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lostwithiel. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lostwithiel & Lanreath, Cornwall, PL22 0DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150B413619
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
390
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota MR2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

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 200150B413619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2001.