Skip to main content
CrashStats

Unclassified road crash in Dorset BH20 on 8 October 2020 at 09:56 involving a Vauxhall Vivaro van

A Vauxhall Vivaro van and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dorset at 09:56 on Thursday 8 October 2020. The 39-year-old male rider of the motorcycle 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
Slight
Date
8 Oct 2020
Thursday, 09:56
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vivaro and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.68791, longitude -2.1149, in the BH20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wareham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4QP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020552000974
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020552000974 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 2020.