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A711 crash in Dumfries and Galloway on 3 April 2009 at 16:00 involving a Triumph Tiger motorcycle

A Triumph Tiger motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A711 in Dumfries and Galloway at 16:00 on Friday 3 April 2009. An 8-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Apr 2009
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
1
Triumph Tiger
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.84037, longitude -4.04518, in the DG6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkcudbright.

Map of where the crash happened in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009982105809
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Police force
Dumfries and Galloway
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Dumfries & Galloway

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
711
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Tiger

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    885 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Triumph Tiger)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2009982105809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dumfries and Galloway road accident statistics for 2009.