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Fatal M5 crash in Mid Devon on 19 July 2000 at 20:53 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle crashed on the M5 in Mid Devon at 20:53 on Wednesday 19 July 2000. The 39-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jul 2000
Wednesday, 20:53
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83696, longitude -3.39272, in the EX15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050D423618
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 May 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,052 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

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 200050D423618 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 2000.