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Fatal A541 crash in Wrexham on 13 November 2004 at 16:55 involving a Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle

A car and a Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A541 in Wrexham at 16:55 on Saturday 13 November 2004. The 37-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle was killed and a 36-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle and a 32-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Nov 2004
Saturday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Car and Kawasaki ZX750
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08687, longitude -3.02572, in the LL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wrexham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004600FL4067
Council area
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
541
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 6 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX750

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX750)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX750)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 2004600FL4067 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wrexham road accident statistics for 2004.