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Fatal A1(M) crash in Gateshead on 2 May 2015 at 11:08 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle crashed on the A1(M) in Gateshead at 11:08 on Saturday 2 May 2015. The 46-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 May 2015
Saturday, 11:08
Vehicles
1
Yamaha YZF R1
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.88756, longitude -1.55934, in the DH3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birtley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birtley South, Gateshead, DH3 2AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015100244515
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF R1)

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 2015100244515 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gateshead road accident statistics for 2015.