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B4008 crash in Stroud on 18 December 2008 at 13:10 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4008 in Stroud at 13:10 on Thursday 18 December 2008. The 57-year-old male rider of the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2008
Thursday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Triumph Bonneville
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74101, longitude -2.27167, in the GL10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley.

Map of where the crash happened in Stroud

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008530196900
Council area
Stroud
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4008
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 May 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Bonneville

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    865 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Bonneville)

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 2008530196900 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stroud road accident statistics for 2008.