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Unclassified road crash in the Shetland Islands ZE2 on 7 October 2012 at 14:16 involving a Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in the Shetland Islands at 14:16 on Sunday 7 October 2012. The 37-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet road with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Oct 2012
Sunday, 14:16
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX636
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 59.92539, longitude -1.28175, in the ZE2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Shetland Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201291NL05426
Council area
Shetland Islands
Police force
Northern
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
39%
Estimated chance it was slight
61%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 520 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX636

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    636 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, 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 201291NL05426 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shetland Islands road accident statistics for 2012.