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Fatal A6 crash in Cheshire East on 28 August 1991 at 08:45 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a Leyland lorry were involved in a crash on the A6 in Cheshire East at 08:45 on Wednesday 28 August 1991. The 40-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Aug 1991
Wednesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and Leyland
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.36006, longitude -2.05706, in the SK12 postcode district and within the built-up area of High Lane.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire East

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991071C11488
Council area
Cheshire East
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 April 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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 1991071C11488 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire East road accident statistics for 1991.