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A57 crash in High Peak on 3 August 2003 at 17:10 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Mercedes S Class were involved in a crash on the A57 in High Peak at 17:10 on Sunday 3 August 2003. The 39-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle 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
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2003
Sunday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Mercedes S Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40415, longitude -1.81541, in the S33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in High Peak

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330B000436
Council area
High Peak
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 200330B000436 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the High Peak road accident statistics for 2003.