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Serious unclassified road crash in Chesterfield S43 on 19 September 2003 at 14:50 involving a Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle, a Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chesterfield at 14:50 on Friday 19 September 2003. The 46-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle was 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
19 Sep 2003
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
3
Suzuki GSX 1400 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26074, longitude -1.36209, in the S43 postcode district and within the built-up area of Staveley.

Map of where the crash happened in Chesterfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330C000591
Council area
Chesterfield
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

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, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSX 1400

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1400)

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 200330C000591 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chesterfield road accident statistics for 2003.