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Fatal A31 crash in Winchester on 4 July 2018 at 08:42 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a KTM 1290 Superduke motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A31 in Winchester at 08:42 on Wednesday 4 July 2018. The 53-year-old male rider of the KTM 1290 Superduke motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Jul 2018
Wednesday, 08:42
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and KTM 1290 Superduke
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07094, longitude -1.20548, in the SO24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Winchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018440250358
Council area
Winchester
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: KTM 1290 Superduke

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,301 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (KTM 1290 Superduke)

    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 2018440250358 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 2018.