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B3315 crash in Cornwall on 7 July 2008 at 18:05 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B3315 in Cornwall at 18:05 on Monday 7 July 2008. The 47-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and the 27-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2008
Monday, 18:05
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.10923, longitude -5.55788, in the TR18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newlyn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penzance Promenade, Cornwall, TR18 4QQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200850AP2J008
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3315
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 200850AP2J008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2008.