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B4008 crash in Gloucester on 4 December 2018 at 17:00 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4008 in Gloucester at 17:00 on Tuesday 4 December 2018. The 48-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 2018
Tuesday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81607, longitude -2.28115, in the GL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Quedgeley and Hardwicke. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hardwicke, Stroud, GL2 4QY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018530803504
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4008
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 slight injury crash on 29 June 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    656 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    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 2018530803504 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gloucester road accident statistics for 2018.