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Serious A31 crash in Guildford on 4 August 2002 at 16:31 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A31 in Guildford at 16:31 on Sunday 4 August 2002. The 34-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured and the 39-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle and a 33-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sunday, 16:31
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and bicycle
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22655, longitude -0.73555, in the GU10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pilgrims, Guildford, GU10 1GD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200245SR26009
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
31

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200245SR26009 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 2002.