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Unclassified road crash in West Devon EX20 on 19 September 2001 at 06:10 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in West Devon at 06:10 on Wednesday 19 September 2001. The 45-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an oily single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Sep 2001
Wednesday, 06:10
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73784, longitude -4.00445, in the EX20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Okehampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Okehampton South, West Devon, EX20 1AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150C515901
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Other
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    592 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, 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 200150C515901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2001.