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Serious B3297 crash in Cornwall on 1 August 2011 at 13:51 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle and a DAF Trucks FTG 95XF lorry were involved in a crash on the B3297 in Cornwall at 13:51 on Monday 1 August 2011. The 30-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Aug 2011
Monday, 13:51
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YZF R1 and DAF Trucks FTG 95XF
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.11909, longitude -5.26404, in the TR13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150AH2E008
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3297
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FTG 95XF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    12,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF R1)

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 201150AH2E008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2011.