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B3277 crash in Cornwall on 7 August 2003 at 20:40 involving a BMW R 1150 GS motorcycle

A BMW R 1150 GS motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B3277 in Cornwall at 20:40 on Thursday 7 August 2003. The 34-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1150 GS motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2003
Thursday, 20:40
Vehicles
2
BMW R 1150 GS and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.29088, longitude -5.22176, in the TR4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200350A41K232
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3277
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R 1150 GS

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 1150 GS)

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 200350A41K232 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 2003.