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Serious A320 crash in Woking on 5 November 2015 at 08:01 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Yamaha FZS 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A320 in Woking at 08:01 on Thursday 5 November 2015. The 34-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZS 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Nov 2015
Thursday, 08:01
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Yamaha FZS 600
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.27748, longitude -0.57288, in the GU4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heathlands, Woking, GU4 7QU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Woking

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015450031881
Council area
Woking
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
320
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZS 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZS 600)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2015450031881 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Woking road accident statistics for 2015.