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Fatal A513 crash in Lichfield on 20 April 2007 at 11:10 involving a Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle

A lorry, a Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A513 in Lichfield at 11:10 on Friday 20 April 2007. The 49-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle and the 47-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Apr 2007
Friday, 11:10
Vehicles
3
Suzuki GSX 1300 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.74525, longitude -1.90323, in the WS15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007217010347
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
513
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSX 1300

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSX 1300)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

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 2007217010347 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2007.