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Serious A55 crash in Conwy on 27 June 2009 at 08:30 involving a Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle crashed on the A55 in Conwy at 08:30 on Saturday 27 June 2009. The 49-year-old male rider and a 45-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Jun 2009
Saturday, 08:30
Vehicles
1
Harley-Davidson VRSC
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.27966, longitude -3.80204, in the LL31 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glyn y Marl, Conwy, LL31 9PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Conwy

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009609014366
Council area
Conwy
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson VRSC

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    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
    1,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson VRSC)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (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 2009609014366 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Conwy road accident statistics for 2009.