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Serious B4417 crash in Gwynedd on 6 May 2009 at 13:40 involving an Aprilia motorcycle

An Aprilia motorcycle and a Massey Ferguson agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the B4417 in Gwynedd at 13:40 on Wednesday 6 May 2009. The 33-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2009
Wednesday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
Aprilia and Massey Ferguson
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.88302, longitude -4.63782, in the LL53 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gwynedd

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009609082032
Council area
Gwynedd
Police force
North Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4417
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 74 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Massey Ferguson

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia)

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 2009609082032 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gwynedd road accident statistics for 2009.