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Fatal A588 crash in Wyre on 6 November 2011 at 14:40 involving a Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle

A Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A588 in Wyre at 14:40 on Sunday 6 November 2011. The 50-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Nov 2011
Sunday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Yamaha XJR 1300 and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.88466, longitude -2.95566, in the FY6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201104BC11225
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
588
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XJR 1300

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJR 1300)

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 201104BC11225 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2011.