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A1302 crash in West Suffolk on 1 April 2009 at 13:35 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Honda CBR600F motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1302 in West Suffolk at 13:35 on Wednesday 1 April 2009. The 23-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR600F motorcycle and a 23-year-old female passenger on the Honda CBR600F motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Apr 2009
Wednesday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Honda CBR600F
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24749, longitude 0.70667, in the IP33 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bury St Edmunds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area accident hotspot. The location was in the former St Edmundsbury district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200937B042341
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1302
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
A
Second road number
1302

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR600F

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR600F)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR600F)

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 200937B042341 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2009.