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A57 crash in Rotherham on 19 April 2006 at 17:46 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A57 in Rotherham at 17:46 on Wednesday 19 April 2006. The 37-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 2006
Wednesday, 17:46
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39677, longitude -1.35058, in the S60 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brinsworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brinsworth, Rotherham, S60 4EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200614C058906
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Estimated chance it was serious
35%
Estimated chance it was slight
65%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 November 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 200614C058906 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 2006.