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Fatal C road crash in Dorset BH24 on 23 February 2024 at 17:39 involving a Vauxhall Grandland

A Vauxhall Grandland and a Kawasaki ZX motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Dorset at 17:39 on Friday 23 February 2024. The 32-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Feb 2024
Friday, 17:39
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Grandland and Kawasaki ZX
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84137, longitude -1.8396, in the BH24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashley Heath. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024552400261
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 April 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Grandland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX)

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 2024552400261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2024.