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Serious B3159 crash in Dorset on 7 October 2019 at 11:01 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B3159 in Dorset at 11:01 on Monday 7 October 2019. The 42-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 2019
Monday, 11:01
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.626, longitude -2.458, in the DT4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Weymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melcombe Regis, Dorset, DT4 7LJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Weymouth and Portland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019551901232
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3159
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going 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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019551901232 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2019.