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Fatal unclassified road crash in Malvern Hills WR14 on 13 July 2002 at 20:10 involving a Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle and a Citroen ZX were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Malvern Hills at 20:10 on Saturday 13 July 2002. The 28-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle and a 28-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle were killed, one other person was seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Jul 2002
Saturday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YZF 600 R and Citroen ZX
Casualties
4
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10824, longitude -2.29346, in the WR14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Malvern.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200222CC29893
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 89 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF 600 R

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF 600 R)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF 600 R)

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 200222CC29893 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Malvern Hills road accident statistics for 2002.