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B4224 crash in the Forest of Dean on 20 February 2021 at 20:29 involving a Dacia Duster

A Dacia Duster and a Honda GLR 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4224 in the Forest of Dean at 20:29 on Saturday 20 February 2021. The 19-year-old male rider of the Honda GLR 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Feb 2021
Saturday, 20:29
Vehicles
2
Dacia Duster and Honda GLR 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86651, longitude -2.48909, in the GL17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Mitcheldean. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook, Forest of Dean, GL17 0DB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021531022892
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4224
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 37 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dacia Duster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda GLR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda GLR 125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021531022892 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2021.