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Fatal A396 crash in Somerset on 19 November 2014 at 14:44 involving a Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle

A motorcycle and a Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A396 in Somerset at 14:44 on Wednesday 19 November 2014. The 64-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed and the 77-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Nov 2014
Wednesday, 14:44
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Suzuki GSF 650
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1404, longitude -3.5377, in the TA24 postcode district. The location was in the former Somerset West and Taunton district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014520408088
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
396
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    656 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 64, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 650)

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 2014520408088 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Somerset road accident statistics for 2014.