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Fatal B1445 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 9 October 2005 at 16:55 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle, a taxi and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1445 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 16:55 on Sunday 9 October 2005. The 25-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was killed and the 29-year-old male driver of the taxi 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
9 Oct 2005
Sunday, 16:55
Vehicles
3
Yamaha YZF R1 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67065, longitude 0.0257, in the HU12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005160C07530
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1445
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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 3: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF R1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

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 2005160C07530 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Riding of Yorkshire road accident statistics for 2005.