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Fatal A46 crash in Rushcliffe on 27 August 2006 at 18:33 involving a Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle crashed on the A46 in Rushcliffe at 18:33 on Sunday 27 August 2006. The 59-year-old female rider was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Aug 2006
Sunday, 18:33
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX600
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.81672, longitude -1.03712, in the LE14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20063104D2238
Council area
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX600)

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 20063104D2238 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 2006.