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A353 crash in Dorset on 30 May 2006 at 20:25 involving a Honda CRV

A Honda CRV and a Honda Pantheon Fes 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A353 in Dorset at 20:25 on Tuesday 30 May 2006. The 22-year-old male rider of the Honda Pantheon Fes 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 May 2006
Tuesday, 20:25
Vehicles
2
Honda CRV and Honda Pantheon Fes 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.6167, longitude -2.45172, in the DT4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Weymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melcombe Regis, Dorset, DT4 7LJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Weymouth and Portland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006556W02481
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
353
Road type
Single 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
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CRV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Pantheon Fes 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda Pantheon Fes 125)

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 2006556W02481 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2006.