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A31 crash in Dorset on 27 May 2016 at 14:43 involving a Mercedes CLK Class

A Mercedes CLK Class and a Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A31 in Dorset at 14:43 on Friday 27 May 2016. The 26-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 May 2016
Friday, 14:43
Vehicles
2
Mercedes CLK Class and Kawasaki ZX1000
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77496, longitude -2.15181, in the DT11 postcode district. The location was in the former North Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016551601107
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX1000)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016551601107 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2016.