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Serious A4 crash in Reading on 16 September 2006 at 21:15 involving a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A4 in Reading at 21:15 on Saturday 16 September 2006. The 29-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Sep 2006
Saturday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 1000 and Peugeot 106
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45241, longitude -0.95154, in the RG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Redlands, Reading, RG1 4PD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200643W190096
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
One way street
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

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 200643W190096 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 2006.