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Fatal B4014 crash in Cotswold on 31 July 2024 at 17:35 involving a Volvo C70

A Volvo C70 and a Kawasaki ZR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4014 in Cotswold at 17:35 on Wednesday 31 July 2024. The 28-year-old female rider of the Kawasaki ZR motorcycle was killed and the 78-year-old female driver of the Volvo C70 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
31 Jul 2024
Wednesday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Volvo C70 and Kawasaki ZR
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6286, longitude -2.13948, in the GL8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cotswold

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024531474486
Council area
Cotswold
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4014
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
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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 67 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo C70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZR

    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
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZR)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo C70)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024531474486 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cotswold road accident statistics for 2024.