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Serious A822 crash in Perth and Kinross on 9 September 2006 at 15:30 involving a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and a Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A822 in Perth and Kinross at 15:30 on Saturday 9 September 2006. The 57-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Sep 2006
Saturday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 1200 and Yamaha FZS 1000
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.5108, longitude -3.78061, in the PH8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006930003396
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
822
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a fatal crash on 28 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZS 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZS 1000)

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 2006930003396 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2006.