Skip to main content
CrashStats

Serious A3020 crash on the Isle of Wight on 2 March 2016 at 11:19 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A3020 on the Isle of Wight at 11:19 on Wednesday 2 March 2016. The 18-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Mar 2016
Wednesday, 11:19
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Suzuki GZ 125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72738, longitude -1.30565, in the PO30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Parkhurst & Hunnyhill, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened on the Isle of Wight

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016440087698
Council area
Isle of Wight
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3020
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
91%
Estimated chance it was slight
9%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GZ 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GZ 125)

    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 2016440087698 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Wight road accident statistics for 2016.