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Fatal A38 crash in Gloucester on 20 October 2012 at 08:57 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and a Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A38 in Gloucester at 08:57 on Saturday 20 October 2012. The 43-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was killed and a 21-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Oct 2012
Saturday, 08:57
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Kawasaki
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82288, longitude -2.27529, in the GL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Quedgeley and Hardwicke. It is one of the crashes that make up the Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Gloucester, GL2 4UR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012530207476
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,052 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

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 2012530207476 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gloucester road accident statistics for 2012.