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Fatal A4095 crash in Cherwell on 17 September 2018 at 06:50 involving a Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle and a MAN bus were involved in a crash on the A4095 in Cherwell at 06:50 on Monday 17 September 2018. The 50-year-old female rider of the Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Sep 2018
Monday, 06:50
Vehicles
2
Harley-Davidson XL 883 and MAN
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83805, longitude -1.33506, in the OX20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woodstock and Bladon, West Oxfordshire, OX20 1QD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430284270
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4095
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
44

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

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson XL 883

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson XL 883)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018430284270 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 2018.