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Serious B3108 crash in Wiltshire on 1 May 2001 at 08:21 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3108 in Wiltshire at 08:21 on Tuesday 1 May 2001. The 57-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 May 2001
Tuesday, 08:21
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 306 and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35003, longitude -2.31487, in the BA2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winsley & Westwood, Wiltshire, BA2 7FU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200154CB25501
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3108
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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 20 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    989 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 200154CB25501 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2001.