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Serious B5060 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 24 March 2000 at 12:43 involving a Kawasaki ZX550 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX550 motorcycle crashed on the B5060 in Telford and Wrekin at 12:43 on Friday 24 March 2000. The 29-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a muddy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Mar 2000
Friday, 12:43
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX550
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.7002, longitude -2.42764, in the TF2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Telford.

Map of where the crash happened in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022GB14399
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5060
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX550

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    553 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX550)

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 200022GB14399 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2000.