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Dorset Council reviews B3390 road safety after fatal motorbike crash
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Following the death of 22-year-old motorcyclist Jet Thomas-Day on the B3390 near Crossways, an assistant coroner has urged Dorset Council to improve road safety. Thomas-Day died on 23 August 2025 after losing control of his motorbike on a national speed limit stretch of the road. In response to the prevention of future deaths report, Dorset Council has initiated a study and speed survey to determine if the speed limit should be lowered and if advisory signs are needed for the bends.
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- Jet Thomas-Day, 22, died on 23 August 2025 after losing control of his motorbike on the B3390 near Crossways.
- Assistant coroner Richard Middleton issued a report urging Dorset Council to review the speed limit and lack of signage on that section of the road.
- The inquest heard there was no evidence Thomas-Day was speeding and the weather was fine and dry.
- Three other single-vehicle crashes had occurred on the same stretch of road in recent years.
- Dorset Council has started a study, including a speed survey, which is due to be completed by the end of the year.