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Serious M27 crash in Fareham on 5 June 2015 at 16:50 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van and a BMW F 800 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M27 in Fareham at 16:50 on Friday 5 June 2015. The 49-year-old male rider of the BMW F 800 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jun 2015
Friday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and BMW F 800
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85616, longitude -1.138, in the PO16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Portchester Wicor, Fareham, PO16 8HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fareham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015440189895
Council area
Fareham
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
93%
Estimated chance it was slight
7%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: BMW F 800

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW F 800)

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 2015440189895 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fareham road accident statistics for 2015.