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Fatal unclassified road crash in Basingstoke and Deane RG24 on 2 January 2020 at 18:27 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Basingstoke and Deane at 18:27 on Thursday 2 January 2020. The 34-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Jan 2020
Thursday, 18:27
Vehicles
2
Honda and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28343, longitude -1.09098, in the RG24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Basingstoke. It is one of the crashes that make up the Popley, Basingstoke and Deane, RG24 9ET area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020440002157
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    449 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020440002157 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2020.