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Fatal unclassified road crash in Test Valley SP10 on 24 July 2007 at 13:22 involving a Mercedes Sprinter

A Mercedes Sprinter and a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Test Valley at 13:22 on Tuesday 24 July 2007. The 21-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was killed, an 18-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 57-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Jul 2007
Tuesday, 13:22
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Suzuki GSXR 1000
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22829, longitude -1.48482, in the SP10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Andover Romans, Test Valley, SP10 5LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Test Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007440343137
Council area
Test Valley
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 2007440343137 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Test Valley road accident statistics for 2007.