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Serious unclassified road crash in Darlington DL3 on 11 May 2003 at 17:35 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Darlington at 17:35 on Sunday 11 May 2003. The 41-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle and a 41-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki motorcycle were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
11 May 2003
Sunday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki and Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.53163, longitude -1.55553, in the DL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darlington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Darlington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311DJ13810
Council area
Darlington
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, 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 200311DJ13810 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Darlington road accident statistics for 2003.