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A381 crash in the South Hams on 21 May 2014 at 17:20 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A381 in the South Hams at 17:20 on Wednesday 21 May 2014. A 17-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 May 2014
Wednesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43343, longitude -3.68475, in the TQ9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Totnes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201450JS2P010
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
381
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
381

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    12,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 201450JS2P010 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2014.