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B3343 crash in North Devon on 30 July 2011 at 16:15 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on the B3343 in North Devon at 16:15 on Saturday 30 July 2011. The 53-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and a 48-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2011
Saturday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.17114, longitude -4.17597, in the EX34 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150CI2A005
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3343
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,127 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

    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 201150CI2A005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2011.