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Fatal A4042 crash in Monmouthshire on 5 April 2025 at 14:49 involving an Aprilia Tuono motorcycle

An Aprilia Tuono motorcycle and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on the A4042 in Monmouthshire at 14:49 on Saturday 5 April 2025. The 68-year-old male rider of the Aprilia Tuono motorcycle was killed and the 73-year-old male driver of the Renault Kadjar was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Apr 2025
Saturday, 14:49
Vehicles
2
Aprilia Tuono and Renault Kadjar
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.77745, longitude -3.00612, in the NP7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Monmouthshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025610013625
Council area
Monmouthshire
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4042
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia Tuono

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,077 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia Tuono)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2025610013625 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Monmouthshire road accident statistics for 2025.