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B4289 crash in Swindon on 20 May 2008 at 15:55 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle crashed on the B4289 in Swindon at 15:55 on Tuesday 20 May 2008. The 43-year-old male rider and a 16-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2008
Tuesday, 15:55
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56785, longitude -1.7824, in the SN2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200854DC15608
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4289
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200854DC15608 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2008.