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Serious A27 crash in Portsmouth on 25 January 2012 at 17:33 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A27 in Portsmouth at 17:33 on Wednesday 25 January 2012. The 29-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Jan 2012
Wednesday, 17:33
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84091, longitude -1.07731, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3FZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440035941
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
91%
Estimated chance it was slight
9%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2012440035941 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 2012.