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Fatal A48 crash in the Forest of Dean on 24 September 2017 at 12:10 involving a Peugeot Tweet 125 motorcycle

A Peugeot Tweet 125 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A48 in the Forest of Dean at 12:10 on Sunday 24 September 2017. The 28-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Tweet 125 motorcycle was killed and the 54-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Sep 2017
Sunday, 12:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Tweet 125 and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82728, longitude -2.41504, in the GL14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbury-on-Severn, Forest of Dean, GL14 1LP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017530222766
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Tweet 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Peugeot Tweet 125)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017530222766 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2017.