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Serious A44 crash in Herefordshire on 14 August 2003 at 14:10 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a Subaru Justy were involved in a crash on the A44 in Herefordshire at 14:10 on Thursday 14 August 2003. The 33-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 48-year-old female driver of the Subaru Justy was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Aug 2003
Thursday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 600 and Subaru Justy
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2123, longitude -2.91647, in the HR6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322EH25559
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
44
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru Justy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,189 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Justy)

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 200322EH25559 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2003.