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Serious B6004 crash in Nottingham on 26 January 2008 at 13:12 involving a Honda CBR1100X motorcycle

A Honda CBR1100X motorcycle and an Optare Solo bus were involved in a crash on the B6004 in Nottingham at 13:12 on Saturday 26 January 2008. The 32-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR1100X motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jan 2008
Saturday, 13:12
Vehicles
2
Honda CBR1100X and Optare Solo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.99658, longitude -1.15218, in the NG5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bestwood, Nottingham, NG5 5HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Nottingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20083102D0332
Council area
Nottingham
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6004
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBR1100X

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,137 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Optare Solo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR1100X)

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 20083102D0332 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Nottingham road accident statistics for 2008.