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Serious unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH2 on 25 October 2020 at 17:37 involving a van

A van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 17:37 on Sunday 25 October 2020. The 21-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Oct 2020
Sunday, 17:37
Vehicles
2
Van and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72329, longitude -1.89206, in the BH2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbourne & West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH4 9EJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020552001124
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
No

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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020552001124 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2020.