Serious B3081 crash in Dorset on 25 September 2012 at 12:11 involving a John Deere agricultural vehicle
A John Deere agricultural vehicle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B3081 in Dorset at 12:11 on Tuesday 25 September 2012. The 46-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 25 Sep 2012
- Tuesday, 12:11
- Vehicles
- 2
- John Deere and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03452, longitude -2.2678, in the SP8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gillingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former North Dorset district.
Map of where the crash happened in Dorset
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2012552D40478
- Council area
- Dorset
- Police force
- Dorset
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3081
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Central refuge, no other controls
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
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 October 1997.
Serious
Austin Maestro crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 27 October 1997
10 m awayRef 19975597D5316
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 6 August 2012
22 m awayRef 2012552D32593
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 1 April 1987
22 m awayRef 1987558711033
Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 12 July 2024
23 m awayRef 2024552400806
Serious
Jaguar XF Series crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 2 April 2022
26 m awayRef 2022552200400
Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the B3081 in Dorset, 5 February 2011
36 m awayRef 2011551D05423
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: John Deere
Agricultural vehicle
- Towing and articulation
- Single trailer
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 6,788 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 46 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SeriousFemale, aged 46, 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 2012552D40478 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2012.