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Serious A96 crash in Moray on 11 September 2009 at 22:08 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A96 in Moray at 22:08 on Friday 11 September 2009. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Sep 2009
Friday, 22:08
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Suzuki SV 650
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.6124, longitude -3.61787, in the IV36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Forres. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forres, Moray, IV36 1ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009920903809
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
96
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki SV 650)

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 2009920903809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2009.