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A338 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 5 May 2006 at 16:00 involving a BMW X5

A BMW X5, a Toyota and a Triumph Sprint RS motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A338 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 16:00 on Friday 5 May 2006. The 40-year-old male rider of the Triumph Sprint RS motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 May 2006
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
3
BMW X5 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72455, longitude -1.9042, in the BH4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbourne & West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH4 9EJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006556B02134
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 April 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,926 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Triumph Sprint RS

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    955 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Triumph Sprint RS)

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 2006556B02134 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2006.