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Fatal A1189 crash in Ipswich on 20 March 2008 at 18:20 involving a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle

A Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A1189 in Ipswich at 18:20 on Thursday 20 March 2008. An 81-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 36-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Mar 2008
Thursday, 18:20
Vehicles
1
Honda CBR1000RR
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05931, longitude 1.19981, in the IP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ipswich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bixley, Ipswich, IP4 5QH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ipswich

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200837G024593
Council area
Ipswich
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1189
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 22 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBR1000RR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR1000RR)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda CBR1000RR)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200837G024593 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ipswich road accident statistics for 2008.