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B4040 crash in Wiltshire on 26 February 2024 at 06:45 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Yamaha YZF motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4040 in Wiltshire at 06:45 on Monday 26 February 2024. The 39-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Feb 2024
Monday, 06:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Yamaha YZF
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64105, longitude -1.85549, in the SN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cricklade.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024542299424
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4040
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 March 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024542299424 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2024.