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Serious A34 crash in Cherwell on 18 May 2007 at 15:40 involving a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle

A Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A34 in Cherwell at 15:40 on Friday 18 May 2007. The 27-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 May 2007
Friday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GS 500 and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.85686, longitude -1.21747, in the OX25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Launton and Otmoor, Cherwell, OX25 3QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200743P225057
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
430

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    11,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GS 500)

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 200743P225057 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 2007.