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A393 crash in Cornwall on 31 March 2016 at 15:00 involving a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle

Four vehicles, including a car and a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle, were involved in a crash on the A393 in Cornwall at 15:00 on Thursday 31 March 2016. The male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 2016
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
4
Suzuki GS 500 and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.24494, longitude -5.21379, in the TR15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redruth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day, Cornwall, TR15 1NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016500058817
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
393
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1989.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot Partner

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    750 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 4 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2016500058817 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2016.