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A4311 crash in Swindon on 4 August 2016 at 15:40 involving a Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle

A Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle and a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4311 in Swindon at 15:40 on Thursday 4 August 2016. The 26-year-old male rider of the Suzuki DR Z400 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2016
Thursday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Suzuki DR Z400 and Suzuki GSXR 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56934, longitude -1.77543, in the SN2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016547050116
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4311
Road type
Dual 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4289

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki DR Z400

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki DR Z400)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016547050116 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2016.