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Fatal M4 crash in Slough on 5 December 2016 at 22:47 involving a Kawasaki EX 300 motorcycle

A Kawasaki EX 300 motorcycle and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the M4 in Slough at 22:47 on Monday 5 December 2016. The 27-year-old female rider of the Kawasaki EX 300 motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Dec 2016
Monday, 22:47
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki EX 300 and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49271, longitude -0.5361, in the SL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Slough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Langley Foxborough, Slough, SL3 8UQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Slough

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016430344691
Council area
Slough
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki EX 300

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki EX 300)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

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 2016430344691 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Slough road accident statistics for 2016.