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Serious A1237 crash in York on 9 November 2002 at 12:46 involving a BMW R 80 RT motorcycle

A BMW R 80 RT motorcycle and a Mitsubishi Carisma were involved in a crash on the A1237 in York at 12:46 on Saturday 9 November 2002. The 60-year-old male rider of the BMW R 80 RT motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Nov 2002
Saturday, 12:46
Vehicles
2
BMW R 80 RT and Mitsubishi Carisma
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.99571, longitude -1.09234, in the YO30 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawcliffe & Clifton Without, York, YO30 4WZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002123130389
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1237
Road type
Single 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1363

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 6 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R 80 RT

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Carisma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,834 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 80 RT)

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 2002123130389 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 2002.