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Fatal A483 crash in Powys on 4 May 2003 at 12:07 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

Four vehicles, including a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle and a Honda CBR900RR motorcycle, were involved in a crash on the A483 in Powys at 12:07 on Sunday 4 May 2003. The 60-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was killed and five other people were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 May 2003
Sunday, 12:07
Vehicles
4
Yamaha YZF R1 and 3 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.33428, longitude -3.31863, in the LD1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200363DP19003
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
483
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR900RR

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    918 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF R1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR900RR)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 4 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200363DP19003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 2003.