Skip to main content
CrashStats

Fatal A611 crash in Ashfield on 30 March 2014 at 05:37 involving a Fiat Doblo taxi

A Fiat Doblo taxi and a Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A611 in Ashfield at 05:37 on Sunday 30 March 2014. The 34-year-old male rider of the Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle was killed and the 35-year-old male driver of the Fiat Doblo taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Mar 2014
Sunday, 05:37
Vehicles
2
Fiat Doblo and Yamaha Ybr 125
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.09197, longitude -1.23166, in the NG17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey Hill, Ashfield, NG17 7LX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201431A050414
Council area
Ashfield
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
611
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Doblo

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha Ybr 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Doblo)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha Ybr 125)

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 201431A050414 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashfield road accident statistics for 2014.