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Fatal A361 crash in North Devon on 12 August 2009 at 13:27 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry and a Yamaha FJR 1300 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A361 in North Devon at 13:27 on Wednesday 12 August 2009. The 52-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FJR 1300 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Aug 2009
Wednesday, 13:27
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and Yamaha FJR 1300
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07536, longitude -4.06754, in the EX31 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roundswell, North Devon, EX31 2FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200950CB2W014
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FJR 1300

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,251 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FJR 1300)

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 200950CB2W014 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2009.