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Fatal B5324 crash in Charnwood on 5 September 2004 at 10:40 involving a Suzuki SV 1000 motorcycle

Five vehicles, including a Suzuki SV 1000 motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series, were involved in a crash on the B5324 in Charnwood at 10:40 on Sunday 5 September 2004. The 23-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 1000 motorcycle was killed, the 23-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured and the 23-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX600 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
Fatal
Date
5 Sep 2004
Sunday, 10:40
Vehicles
5
Suzuki SV 1000 and 4 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.80156, longitude -1.26871, in the LE12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre, Charnwood, LE12 5LX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004330406490
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5324
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 1000

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Toyota

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 5: Kawasaki ZX600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 1000)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 3 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 5 (Kawasaki ZX600)

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 2004330406490 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 2004.