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A4259 crash in Swindon on 24 April 2014 at 12:40 involving a BMW 3 Series

A motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A4259 in Swindon at 12:40 on Thursday 24 April 2014. The 70-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Apr 2014
Thursday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54538, longitude -1.74456, in the SN3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Parks, Swindon, SN3 2DF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014543744514
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    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
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2014543744514 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2014.