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Serious A4361 crash in Swindon on 26 August 2025 at 02:09 involving a Yamaha WR motorcycle

A Yamaha WR motorcycle crashed on the A4361 in Swindon at 02:09 on Tuesday 26 August 2025. The 19-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 2025
Tuesday, 02:09
Vehicles
1
Yamaha WR
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52738, longitude -1.78761, in the SN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wroughton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wroughton & Wichelstowe, Swindon, SN4 9AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025541633208
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha WR

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha WR)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025541633208 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2025.