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A48 crash in the Forest of Dean on 27 June 2018 at 17:29 involving a Mercedes C Class

A motorcycle and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A48 in the Forest of Dean at 17:29 on Wednesday 27 June 2018. The 60-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jun 2018
Wednesday, 17:29
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64537, longitude -2.66251, in the NP16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tutshill and Sedbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tidenham, Forest of Dean, NP16 7EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018530340977
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
50 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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 May 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018530340977 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 2018.