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Unclassified road crash in Swindon SN3 on 14 August 2003 at 12:30 involving a Chrysler

A Chrysler and a Yamaha EW 50 (Slider) motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swindon at 12:30 on Thursday 14 August 2003. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha EW 50 (Slider) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2003
Thursday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Chrysler and Yamaha EW 50 (Slider)
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57525, longitude -1.75004, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stratton St Margaret. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN3 4QY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200354DE40403
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chrysler

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha EW 50 (Slider)

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha EW 50 (Slider))

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 200354DE40403 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2003.