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Serious A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 16 June 2017 at 18:50 involving a Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle crashed on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 18:50 on Friday 16 June 2017. The 59-year-old male rider and a 52-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Jun 2017
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSX 1400
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.9906, longitude -1.81047, in the BD23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Washburn & Birstwith, North Yorkshire, BD23 6JP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017120105242
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no 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, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 May 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSX 1400

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1400)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1400)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 2017120105242 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Yorkshire road accident statistics for 2017.