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B3201 crash in Torbay on 2 August 2011 at 19:49 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A motorcycle and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B3201 in Torbay at 19:49 on Tuesday 2 August 2011. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and the 24-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Aug 2011
Tuesday, 19:49
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43521, longitude -3.56354, in the TQ4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150FP2G014
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3201
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 April 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 201150FP2G014 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2011.