B4055 crash in South Gloucestershire on 14 September 2023 at 16:27 involving a Massey Ferguson agricultural vehicle
A Massey Ferguson agricultural vehicle, a Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire at 16:27 on Thursday 14 September 2023. The 54-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 14 Sep 2023
- Thursday, 16:27
- Vehicles
- 3
- Massey Ferguson and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54955, longitude -2.63293, in the BS35 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023522400550
- Council area
- South Gloucestershire
- Police force
- Avon and Somerset
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 4055
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 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
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 39%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 61%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 November 2007.
Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 1 November 2007
4 m awayRef 2007520713772
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 23 April 1988
11 m awayRef 198852DF00718
Slight
Subaru Legacy crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 5 May 2006
59 m awayRef 2006520052981
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 12 December 2005
59 m awayRef 2005520167304
Slight
Car crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 19 July 2001
67 m awayRef 2001520097675
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the B4055 in South Gloucestershire, 6 June 2004
85 m awayRef 2004520074667
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Massey Ferguson
Agricultural vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North 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
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 4,910 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSX 1300
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South 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
- 54 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,340 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Bus or coach
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSX 1300)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 2023522400550 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2023.