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Serious A491 crash in Bromsgrove on 7 June 2001 at 12:00 involving a Ducati motorcycle

A Ducati motorcycle crashed on the A491 in Bromsgrove at 12:00 on Thursday 7 June 2001. The 41-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on an oily dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jun 2001
Thursday, 12:00
Vehicles
1
Ducati
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38359, longitude -2.07887, in the DY9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200122AB17447
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
491
Road type
Dual 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 with high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 March 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ducati

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Ducati)

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 200122AB17447 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 2001.