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Fatal A4174 crash in Bath and North East Somerset on 4 April 2010 at 16:21 involving a Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle crashed on the A4174 in Bath and North East Somerset at 16:21 on Sunday 4 April 2010. The 29-year-old male rider was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Apr 2010
Sunday, 16:21
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX636
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42683, longitude -2.51576, in the BS31 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Keynsham North, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 2AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010521003070
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4174
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX636

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    636 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX636)

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 2010521003070 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 2010.