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Fatal unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR13 on 5 May 2006 at 07:40 involving a Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle and a Saab 900 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 07:40 on Friday 5 May 2006. The 19-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 May 2006
Friday, 07:40
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSX 600 and Saab 900
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.09549, longitude -5.2538, in the TR13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200650A23F123
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 71 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 July 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSX 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 900

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 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 200650A23F123 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2006.