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A65 crash in Lancaster on 20 July 2003 at 10:55 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A65 in Lancaster at 10:55 on Sunday 20 July 2003. The 25-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a 23-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jul 2003
Sunday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.18218, longitude -2.55893, in the LA6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304B043203
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
65
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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 serious injury crash on 27 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    2,544 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200304B043203 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 2003.