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Fatal A61 crash in North East Derbyshire on 1 June 2013 at 15:00 involving a Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle and a Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A61 in North East Derbyshire at 15:00 on Saturday 1 June 2013. The 46-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle, the 49-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle and a 45-year-old male passenger on the Kawasaki motorcycle were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jun 2013
Saturday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki ZX1000 and Kawasaki
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.20468, longitude -1.42101, in the S42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wingerworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wingerworth, North East Derbyshire, S42 6GU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North East Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013300000595
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX1000)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

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 2013300000595 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North East Derbyshire road accident statistics for 2013.