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Fatal A63 crash in Leeds on 27 August 2007 at 12:40 involving a Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle

An agricultural vehicle and a Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A63 in Leeds at 12:40 on Monday 27 August 2007. The 43-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Aug 2007
Monday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Agricultural vehicle and Harley-Davidson VRSC
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77039, longitude -1.29522, in the LS25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monk Fryston & South Milford, North Yorkshire, LS25 5LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007130799007
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
63
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson VRSC

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson VRSC)

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 2007130799007 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2007.