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A61 crash in North Yorkshire on 4 May 2003 at 10:55 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A61 in North Yorkshire at 10:55 on Sunday 4 May 2003. The 58-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle and a 51-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 May 2003
Sunday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Suzuki GSX 600
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.13836, longitude -1.51322, in the HG4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ripon Ure Bank & Spa, North Yorkshire, HG4 1HS area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003121240276
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Roundabout
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
Unclassified

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSX 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSX 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSX 600)

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 2003121240276 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Yorkshire road accident statistics for 2003.