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Fatal A84 crash in Stirling on 20 December 2014 at 21:00 involving a Volkswagen Caddy van

A Volkswagen Caddy van and a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A84 in Stirling at 21:00 on Saturday 20 December 2014. The 44-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Dec 2014
Saturday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Caddy and Suzuki GSF 1200
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.14511, longitude -3.99912, in the FK9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014961402182
Council area
Stirling
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
84
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
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, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caddy

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

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 2014961402182 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stirling road accident statistics for 2014.