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Serious B3018 crash in Bracknell Forest on 22 April 2021 at 11:39 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Yamaha YZF motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3018 in Bracknell Forest at 11:39 on Thursday 22 April 2021. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Apr 2021
Thursday, 11:39
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Yamaha YZF
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42069, longitude -0.75794, in the RG42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bracknell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Priestwood & Garth, Bracknell Forest, RG42 1TS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bracknell Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021430170110
Council area
Bracknell Forest
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3018
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
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF)

    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 2021430170110 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bracknell Forest road accident statistics for 2021.