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Fatal A4174 crash in South Gloucestershire on 23 September 2005 at 19:45 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A4174 in South Gloucestershire at 19:45 on Friday 23 September 2005. The 40-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Sep 2005
Friday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Honda and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50581, longitude -2.52789, in the BS16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005520123277
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4174
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
32

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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 slight injury crash on 27 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

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 2005520123277 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 2005.