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Serious unclassified road crash in Falkirk FK3 on 14 July 2006 at 16:15 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Falkirk at 16:15 on Friday 14 July 2006. The 42-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jul 2006
Friday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.00902, longitude -3.71672, in the FK3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grangemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Grangemouth, Falkirk, FK3 9JB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006960601902
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, 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 2006960601902 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 2006.