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Unclassified road crash in the New Forest BH25 on 24 September 2025 at 15:26 involving a Yamaha XV motorcycle

A Yamaha XV motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in the New Forest at 15:26 on Wednesday 24 September 2025. The 70-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Sep 2025
Wednesday, 15:26
Vehicles
1
Yamaha XV
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7517, longitude -1.66388, in the BH25 postcode district and within the built-up area of New Milton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Milton, New Forest, BH25 6DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025440432856
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XV

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XV)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025440432856 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2025.