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B3074 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 2 April 2015 at 16:18 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a KTM 125 Duke motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3074 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 16:18 on Thursday 2 April 2015. The 24-year-old male rider of the KTM 125 Duke motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2015
Thursday, 16:18
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and KTM 125 Duke
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75419, longitude -1.94852, in the BH17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newtown & Heatherlands, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4NQ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015555998412
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Poole

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3074
Road type
Single 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3049

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: KTM 125 Duke

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (KTM 125 Duke)

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 2015555998412 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2015.