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Serious B3318 crash in Cornwall on 12 May 2002 at 13:36 involving a Kawasaki ZX900 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX900 motorcycle crashed on the B3318 in Cornwall at 13:36 on Sunday 12 May 2002. The 35-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 May 2002
Sunday, 13:36
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX900
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.14145, longitude -5.64735, in the TR20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250A311765
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3318
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX900

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    908 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX900)

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 200250A311765 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 2002.