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Serious A351 crash in Dorset on 9 August 2009 at 19:46 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406 and a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A351 in Dorset at 19:46 on Sunday 9 August 2009. The 48-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle and a 36-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Aug 2009
Sunday, 19:46
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 406 and Yamaha YZF R1
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.69081, longitude -2.11365, in the BH20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4QP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009559D03214
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
351
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R1)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R1)

    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 2009559D03214 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2009.