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A4 crash in Reading on 25 November 2025 at 08:31 involving a Husqvarna Svartpilen motorcycle

A Husqvarna Svartpilen motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A4 in Reading at 08:31 on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The 50-year-old male rider of the Husqvarna Svartpilen motorcycle and a 13-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Husqvarna Svartpilen motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 08:31
Vehicles
2
Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44489, longitude -1.01501, in the RG30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southcote, Reading, RG30 2BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reading

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025430600438
Council area
Reading
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Husqvarna Svartpilen

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Husqvarna Svartpilen)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Husqvarna Svartpilen)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2025430600438 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reading road accident statistics for 2025.