B3068 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 10 October 2018 at 17:48 involving a Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle
A Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B3068 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 17:48 on Wednesday 10 October 2018. The 50-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 10 Oct 2018
- Wednesday, 17:48
- Vehicles
- 3
- Harley-Davidson XL 883 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73787, longitude -1.94977, in the BH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Poole. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newtown & Heatherlands, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 3PQ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.
Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018551801260
- Council area
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Police force
- Dorset
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Poole
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3068
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 15%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 85%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 2004.
Slight
Honda NT650V Deauville crash on the B3068 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 22 October 2004
2 m awayRef 2004550P05230
Slight
Van crash on the A348 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 30 April 1986
2 m awayRef 1986558621437
Slight
Van crash on the A348 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 28 November 1990
2 m awayRef 19905590C2062
Slight
Piaggio Zip crash on the B3068 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 19 November 2004
2 m awayRef 2004550P05822
Slight
Car crash on the A348 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 17 July 1979
2 m awayRef 1979557922713
Serious
Car crash on the A348 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 12 February 1981
2 m awayRef 1981558120350
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson XL 883
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
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 883 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 37 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,229 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- 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
- 45 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,388 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson XL 883)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2018551801260 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2018.