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Unclassified road crash in the Forest of Dean GL15 on 3 May 2025 at 18:19 involving a Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle

A Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle, a Volkswagen Tiguan and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Forest of Dean at 18:19 on Saturday 3 May 2025. The 54-year-old male rider of the Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2025
Saturday, 18:19
Vehicles
3
Vespa (Douglas) and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74844, longitude -2.57743, in the GL15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025531691978
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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, 52 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vespa (Douglas)

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    150 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Vespa (Douglas))

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2025531691978 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2025.