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Fatal B4696 crash in Wiltshire on 28 July 2024 at 17:24 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A motorcycle and a Volkswagen Tiguan were involved in a crash on the B4696 in Wiltshire at 17:24 on Sunday 28 July 2024. The 52-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Jul 2024
Sunday, 17:24
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Volkswagen Tiguan
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65162, longitude -1.93919, in the SN6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024548838424
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4696
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South 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
    52 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2024548838424 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.