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Fatal B3135 crash in Somerset on 28 May 2023 at 11:56 involving a Suzuki GSXS motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXS motorcycle and a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3135 in Somerset at 11:56 on Sunday 28 May 2023. The 58-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXS motorcycle and the 34-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle were killed and a 29-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 May 2023
Sunday, 11:56
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXS and Suzuki GSXR
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.27037, longitude -2.6768, in the BA5 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023520300645
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3135
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXS

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXS)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023520300645 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Somerset road accident statistics for 2023.