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A33 crash in Reading on 16 June 2017 at 16:14 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A33 in Reading at 16:14 on Friday 16 June 2017. The 42-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jun 2017
Friday, 16:14
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Suzuki GSXR 1000
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41385, longitude -0.97286, in the RG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitley, Reading, RG2 8FT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017430191561
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
33
Road type
Roundabout
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
4

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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

    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 2017430191561 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 2017.