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Fatal M5 crash in Exeter on 6 November 2004 at 04:07 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Honda ST1300A motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M5 in Exeter at 04:07 on Saturday 6 November 2004. The 58-year-old male rider of the Honda ST1300A motorcycle was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Nov 2004
Saturday, 04:07
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Honda ST1300A
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79922, longitude -3.44169, in the EX5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200450D21P723
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda ST1300A

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,261 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda ST1300A)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200450D21P723 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2004.