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Serious B4114 crash in Blaby on 10 January 2015 at 06:00 involving a Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle

A lorry and a Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4114 in Blaby at 06:00 on Saturday 10 January 2015. The 50-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Jan 2015
Saturday, 06:00
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Yamaha FZ6
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50364, longitude -1.31908, in the LE10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 3AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015331500036
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4114
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
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZ6

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZ6)

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 2015331500036 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2015.