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Serious A2037 crash in Horsham on 5 January 2012 at 07:35 involving a Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle

A Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A2037 in Horsham at 07:35 on Thursday 5 January 2012. The 23-year-old female rider of the Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jan 2012
Thursday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GZ 125 and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89499, longitude -0.27885, in the BN5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012471200055
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2037
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
98%
Estimated chance it was slight
2%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GZ 125

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GZ 125)

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 2012471200055 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2012.