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Fatal unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR4 on 5 June 2004 at 13:50 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 13:50 on Saturday 5 June 2004. A 39-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and the 42-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle were killed and the 44-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Jun 2004
Saturday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Suzuki GSF 1200
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.26127, longitude -5.1437, in the TR4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Threemilestone & Chacewater, Cornwall, TR4 8GP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200450A41H434
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 February 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

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 200450A41H434 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 2004.