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Fatal A47 crash in Rutland on 14 April 2001 at 14:15 involving a Subaru Legacy

A Subaru Legacy and a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A47 in Rutland at 14:15 on Saturday 14 April 2001. The 33-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was killed and the 76-year-old female driver of the Subaru Legacy was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Apr 2001
Saturday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Subaru Legacy and Yamaha YZF R1
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59359, longitude -0.69937, in the LE15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rutland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001330103136
Council area
Rutland
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Legacy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    2,212 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R1)

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 2001330103136 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rutland road accident statistics for 2001.