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M49 crash in South Gloucestershire on 3 May 2004 at 15:30 involving a Piaggio PX200 E motorcycle

A Piaggio PX200 E motorcycle crashed on the M49 in South Gloucestershire at 15:30 on Monday 3 May 2004. The 32-year-old male rider and a 37-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2004
Monday, 15:30
Vehicles
1
Piaggio PX200 E
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53247, longitude -2.64642, in the BS35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004520058009
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
49
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
52%
Estimated chance it was slight
48%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 106 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio PX200 E

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio PX200 E)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio PX200 E)

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 2004520058009 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2004.