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C road crash in Hinckley and Bosworth LE9 on 31 July 2001 at 19:30 involving a Yamaha XJ 900 S motorcycle

A Yamaha XJ 900 S motorcycle and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on a C road in Hinckley and Bosworth at 19:30 on Tuesday 31 July 2001. The 59-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJ 900 S motorcycle, the 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 58-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Yamaha XJ 900 S motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2001
Tuesday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Yamaha XJ 900 S and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56424, longitude -1.34952, in the LE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barwell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hinckley De Montfort, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1SJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001330105948
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XJ 900 S

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    892 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJ 900 S)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJ 900 S)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2001330105948 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2001.