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Fatal A451 crash in Malvern Hills on 11 May 2012 at 17:20 involving a Yamaha R6 motorcycle

A Yamaha R6 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A451 in Malvern Hills at 17:20 on Friday 11 May 2012. The 23-year-old male rider of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 May 2012
Friday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Yamaha R6 and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30475, longitude -2.33333, in the DY13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Malvern Hills

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201222C201819
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
451
Road type
Single 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
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha R6

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha R6)

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 201222C201819 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Malvern Hills road accident statistics for 2012.