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B3260 crash in West Devon on 3 June 2023 at 11:52 involving a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle

A car and a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3260 in West Devon at 11:52 on Saturday 3 June 2023. The 59-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle was slightly 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
Slight
Date
3 Jun 2023
Saturday, 11:52
Vehicles
2
Car and Suzuki GSXR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73902, longitude -4.00317, in the EX20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Okehampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Okehampton South, West Devon, EX20 1AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023501325549
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3260
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 18 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    750 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023501325549 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2023.