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Serious unclassified road crash in Plymouth PL9 on 7 October 2004 at 21:45 involving a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle

A Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Plymouth at 21:45 on Thursday 7 October 2004. The 16-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle and the 18-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 2004
Thursday, 21:45
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Speedfight and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.35272, longitude -4.0856, in the PL9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plymstock Dunstone, Plymouth, PL9 9JW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200450E52O409
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Peugeot Speedfight)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200450E52O409 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2004.