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Fatal A3054 crash on the Isle of Wight on 31 July 2012 at 23:00 involving a Toyota RAV4

A Toyota RAV4 and a Yamaha R6 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A3054 on the Isle of Wight at 23:00 on Tuesday 31 July 2012. The 46-year-old male driver of the Toyota RAV4 and the 20-year-old male rider of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle were killed and an 18-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha R6 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Jul 2012
Tuesday, 23:00
Vehicles
2
Toyota RAV4 and Yamaha R6
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72449, longitude -1.25447, in the PO33 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fairlee & Whippingham, Isle of Wight, PO32 6NH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440296691
Council area
Isle of Wight
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3054
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota RAV4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha R6

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha R6)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha R6)

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 2012440296691 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Wight road accident statistics for 2012.