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Serious B4265 crash in the Vale of Glamorgan on 26 August 2002 at 19:21 involving a Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the B4265 in the Vale of Glamorgan at 19:21 on Monday 26 August 2002. The 58-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 48-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 2002
Monday, 19:21
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSX 1300 and Nissan Primera
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41368, longitude -3.47288, in the CF61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Llantwit Major. It is one of the crashes that make up the Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 2XH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002620066747
Council area
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
The Vale of Glamorgan

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4265
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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 fatal crash on 12 September 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSX 1300

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1300)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1300)

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 2002620066747 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of Glamorgan road accident statistics for 2002.