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Fatal unclassified road crash in Cheltenham GL51 on 4 May 2017 at 17:25 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle, a car and a Nissan Pulsar were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cheltenham at 17:25 on Thursday 4 May 2017. The 42-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 May 2017
Thursday, 17:25
Vehicles
3
Suzuki GSXR 600 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.9136, longitude -2.10653, in the GL51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheltenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Springbank, Cheltenham, GL51 0AN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017530179489
Council area
Cheltenham
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

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

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Pulsar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017530179489 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheltenham road accident statistics for 2017.