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Serious B4361 crash in Herefordshire on 21 June 2003 at 09:48 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B4361 in Herefordshire at 09:48 on Saturday 21 June 2003. The 31-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was seriously injured and the 80-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jun 2003
Saturday, 09:48
Vehicles
2
Honda and Austin Metro
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30518, longitude -2.75016, in the SY8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322EG24980
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
B
Second road number
4362

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 21 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

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 200322EG24980 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2003.