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A348 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 18 November 2024 at 07:42 involving a Cupra Leon

A Cupra Leon and a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A348 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 07:42 on Monday 18 November 2024. The 18-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Nov 2024
Monday, 07:42
Vehicles
2
Cupra Leon and Suzuki GSXR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75426, longitude -1.93163, in the BH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kinson, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH11 8LW area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024552401364
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
348
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Cupra Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2024552401364 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2024.