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Fatal B582 crash in Blaby on 13 May 2000 at 10:55 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the B582 in Blaby at 10:55 on Saturday 13 May 2000. The 29-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was killed and the 27-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series and a 25-year-old female passenger in the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 May 2000
Saturday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59829, longitude -1.22588, in the LE19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000330003557
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
582
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    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 2000330003557 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2000.