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Serious A3020 crash on the Isle of Wight on 24 December 2020 at 08:24 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza, a Kawasaki motorcycle and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A3020 on the Isle of Wight at 08:24 on Thursday 24 December 2020. The 27-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was seriously injured and the 51-year-old female driver of the Seat Ibiza was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 2020
Thursday, 08:24
Vehicles
3
Seat Ibiza and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74986, longitude -1.30491, in the PO31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cowes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cowes South & Northwood, Isle of Wight, PO31 8BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened on the Isle of Wight

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020440485362
Council area
Isle of Wight
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3020
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
91%
Estimated chance it was slight
9%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    24 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

    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 2020440485362 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Isle of Wight road accident statistics for 2020.