Fatal B5159 crash in Warrington on 10 June 2006 at 16:35 involving a Yamaha R6 motorcycle
A Yamaha R6 motorcycle, a car and two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the B5159 in Warrington at 16:35 on Saturday 10 June 2006. The 30-year-old male rider of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle was killed and the 53-year-old male driver of the car 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
- 10 Jun 2006
- Saturday, 16:35
- Vehicles
- 4
- Yamaha R6 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38521, longitude -2.4468, in the WA13 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Warrington
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2006070602311
- Council area
- Warrington
- Police force
- Cheshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 5159
- 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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 September 2020.
Serious
Car crash on the B5159 in Warrington, 2 September 2020
14 m awayRef 2020070528478
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B5159 in Warrington, 26 August 2013
37 m awayRef 2013073243266
Slight
Car crash on the B5159 in Warrington, 19 December 1989
136 m awayRef 1989079D21879
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B5159 in Warrington, 17 August 1987
191 m awayRef 1987077D21013
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B5159 in Warrington, 31 May 1982
211 m awayRef 1982072D20654
Serious
Peugeot 206 crash on the B5169 in Warrington, 10 June 2022
279 m awayRef 2022070399176
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Yamaha R6
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 599 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 2: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- 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
- 53 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,141 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 72 years
Vehicle 3: Motorcycle
Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
Vehicle 4: Motorcycle
Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Rider
FatalMale, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha R6)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
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 2006070602311 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 2006.