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A5 crash in Shropshire on 24 May 2009 at 19:25 involving a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle crashed on the A5 in Shropshire at 19:25 on Sunday 24 May 2009. The 37-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2009
Sunday, 19:25
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSXR 750
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.682, longitude -2.75896, in the SY3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Meole, Shropshire, SY3 9PJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200922F902795
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 750)

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 200922F902795 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2009.