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A647 crash in Leeds on 28 January 2003 at 08:35 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A647 in Leeds at 08:35 on Tuesday 28 January 2003. The 23-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle, the 26-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic and a 25-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jan 2003
Tuesday, 08:35
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Kawasaki ZX750
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80447, longitude -1.61595, in the LS13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Armley, Leeds, LS12 2RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003130097903
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
647
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Human crossing control by school crossing patrol

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX750

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX750)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX750)

    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 2003130097903 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2003.