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B659 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 10 March 2012 at 14:10 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle crashed on the B659 in Central Bedfordshire at 14:10 on Saturday 10 March 2012. The 28-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2012
Saturday, 14:10
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSXR 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02203, longitude -0.29116, in the SG16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012400DA0169
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
659
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

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 2012400DA0169 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 2012.