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Fatal B3252 crash in Cornwall on 29 June 2022 at 22:00 involving a Honda FES125 motorcycle

A Honda FES125 motorcycle and a Lexmoto Venom 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3252 in Cornwall at 22:00 on Wednesday 29 June 2022. The 21-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto Venom 125 motorcycle was killed and the 29-year-old male rider of the Honda FES125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Jun 2022
Wednesday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Honda FES125 and Lexmoto Venom 125
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.41522, longitude -4.43099, in the PL14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022501193612
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3252
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda FES125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto Venom 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Lexmoto Venom 125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda FES125)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022501193612 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2022.