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M27 crash in Southampton on 11 July 2012 at 08:20 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Piaggio X9 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M27 in Southampton at 08:20 on Wednesday 11 July 2012. The 25-year-old male rider of the Piaggio X9 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 2012
Wednesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Piaggio X9
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9443, longitude -1.3638, in the SO18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2RT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440266501
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio X9

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    459 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio X9)

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 2012440266501 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 2012.