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Serious B3312 crash in Cornwall on 16 January 2017 at 14:01 involving a BMW

A BMW and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3312 in Cornwall at 14:01 on Monday 16 January 2017. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Jan 2017
Monday, 14:01
Vehicles
2
BMW and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.12845, longitude -5.55277, in the TR18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Penzance. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor, Cornwall, TR18 3HA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500151230
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3312
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    2,926 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017500151230 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 2017.