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Serious B6097 crash in Rotherham on 25 October 2005 at 09:58 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B6097 in Rotherham at 09:58 on Tuesday 25 October 2005. The 42-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Oct 2005
Tuesday, 09:58
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Suzuki GSXR 1000
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.50296, longitude -1.33976, in the S63 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wath, Rotherham, S63 7LN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200514C170805
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6097
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
633

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

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 200514C170805 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2005.