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Fatal B3123 crash in Exeter on 20 April 2019 at 21:49 involving a Honda CBR125R motorcycle

A Honda CBR125R motorcycle and an Opel were involved in a crash on the B3123 in Exeter at 21:49 on Saturday 20 April 2019. The 31-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR125R motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Apr 2019
Saturday, 21:49
Vehicles
2
Honda CBR125R and Opel
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70293, longitude -3.53061, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the Alphington, Exeter, EX2 8SH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019500834790
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3123
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBR125R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Opel

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR125R)

    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 2019500834790 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2019.