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Fatal A658 crash in Leeds on 19 May 1999 at 19:30 involving a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and a Rover Metro were involved in a crash on the A658 in Leeds at 19:30 on Wednesday 19 May 1999. A 33-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 May 1999
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 1200 and Rover Metro
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.90293, longitude -1.62966, in the LS21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199913AA23299
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
658
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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 8 March 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,120 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Metro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Metro)

    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 199913AA23299 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 1999.