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Serious A4142 crash in Oxford on 2 October 2003 at 22:11 involving a Harley-Davidson FLS motorcycle

A car and a Harley-Davidson FLS motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4142 in Oxford at 22:11 on Thursday 2 October 2003. The female rider of the Harley-Davidson FLS motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Oct 2003
Thursday, 22:11
Vehicles
2
Car and Harley-Davidson FLS
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73266, longitude -1.20007, in the OX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oxford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Temple Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oxford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200343P615103
Council area
Oxford
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4142
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4142

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 12 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson FLS

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson FLS)

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 200343P615103 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oxford road accident statistics for 2003.