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Serious A2030 crash in Portsmouth on 19 January 2016 at 17:20 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A van and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2030 in Portsmouth at 17:20 on Tuesday 19 January 2016. The 19-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 2016
Tuesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Van and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83413, longitude -1.04278, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Drayton and Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1SR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Portsmouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016440028173
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2030
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
92%
Estimated chance it was slight
8%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 April 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2016440028173 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 2016.