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Serious A3049 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 16 December 2022 at 15:21 involving a Yamaha MT motorcycle

A Yamaha MT motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A3049 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 15:21 on Friday 16 December 2022. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha MT motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 2022
Friday, 15:21
Vehicles
2
Yamaha MT and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74047, longitude -1.95857, in the BH12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newtown & Heatherlands, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 3PQ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022552201568
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3049
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Frost or ice

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    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 1 (Yamaha MT)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022552201568 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 2022.