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B195 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 9 September 2005 at 16:00 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield at 16:00 on Friday 9 September 2005. The 23-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Sep 2005
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 600 and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80226, longitude -0.19984, in the AL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City. It is one of the crashes that make up the Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20054100B0672
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
195
Road type
Dual 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
Raining, 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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

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 20054100B0672 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 2005.