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Unclassified road crash in Monmouthshire NP26 on 11 September 2002 at 20:05 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Monmouthshire at 20:05 on Wednesday 11 September 2002. The 29-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a 20-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Sep 2002
Wednesday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Suzuki GSXR 600
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59167, longitude -2.75942, in the NP26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Caldicot. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dewstow, Monmouthshire, NP26 4EX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002610097702
Council area
Monmouthshire
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

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 2002610097702 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Monmouthshire road accident statistics for 2002.