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Serious A259 crash in Arun on 24 June 2013 at 16:15 involving a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle

A bicycle and a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A259 in Arun at 16:15 on Monday 24 June 2013. The 58-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 44-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jun 2013
Monday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Suzuki GSF 1200
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81982, longitude -0.45523, in the BN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rustington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Angmering & Findon, Arun, BN12 6QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013471303232
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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
Estimated chance it was serious
98%
Estimated chance it was slight
2%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

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 2013471303232 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 2013.