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A327 crash in Reading on 20 June 2014 at 16:10 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A327 in Reading at 16:10 on Friday 20 June 2014. The 19-year-old male rider of the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle and an 18-year-old male passenger on the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jun 2014
Friday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Honda CB600 Hornet
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4372, longitude -0.94997, in the RG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Church, Reading, RG2 7HE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201443W174064
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
327
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,926 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CB600 Hornet

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

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 201443W174064 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 2014.