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Fatal A46 crash in Rugby on 9 October 2009 at 16:30 involving a Ford Fusion

A Ford Fusion and a Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A46 in Rugby at 16:30 on Friday 9 October 2009. The 41-year-old male rider of the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Oct 2009
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Fusion and Honda CB600 Hornet
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41239, longitude -1.43468, in the CV3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wyken, Coventry, CV3 2SR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009230996435
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 105 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CB600 Hornet

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

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 2009230996435 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2009.