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A46 crash in South Gloucestershire on 23 May 2017 at 22:20 involving a Toyota Hilux

A motorcycle and a Toyota Hilux were involved in a crash on the A46 in South Gloucestershire at 22:20 on Tuesday 23 May 2017. The 27-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 20-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2017
Tuesday, 22:20
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49686, longitude -2.35361, in the BS37 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boyd Valley, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017521704104
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, no street lighting
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
58%
Estimated chance it was slight
42%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2017521704104 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2017.