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Fatal unclassified road crash in Aberdeen City AB21 on 7 June 2012 at 15:30 involving a Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle

A Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in Aberdeen City at 15:30 on Thursday 7 June 2012. The 68-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Jun 2012
Thursday, 15:30
Vehicles
1
Yamaha FZ1
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.17842, longitude -2.18704, in the AB21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aberdeen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone, Aberdeen City, AB21 9LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeen City

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012921202111
Council area
Aberdeen City
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha FZ1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha FZ1)

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 2012921202111 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeen City road accident statistics for 2012.