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Fatal A3059 crash in Cornwall on 24 August 2025 at 00:23 involving a Honda NSC motorcycle

A Honda NSC motorcycle and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A3059 in Cornwall at 00:23 on Sunday 24 August 2025. The 22-year-old male rider of the Honda NSC motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Aug 2025
Sunday, 00:23
Vehicles
2
Honda NSC and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.42128, longitude -5.03139, in the TR8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Columb Minor & Colan, Cornwall, TR8 4JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501632657
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3059
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda NSC

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    110 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South 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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda NSC)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025501632657 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2025.