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Serious A34 crash in West Berkshire on 30 September 2011 at 11:30 involving a Hyundai Elantra

A Hyundai Elantra, a Skoda Octavia and a Harley-Davidson FXST motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A34 in West Berkshire at 11:30 on Friday 30 September 2011. A 54-year-old female passenger on the Harley-Davidson FXST motorcycle was seriously injured and the 61-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson FXST motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Sep 2011
Friday, 11:30
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Elantra and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52349, longitude -1.29369, in the RG20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ridgeway, West Berkshire, RG20 7NA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201143W202091
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Elantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Harley-Davidson FXST

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Harley-Davidson FXST)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Harley-Davidson FXST)

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 201143W202091 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Berkshire road accident statistics for 2011.