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Fatal A939 crash in Moray on 26 July 2017 at 17:35 involving a BMW R 1200 motorcycle

A BMW R 1200 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A939 in Moray at 17:35 on Wednesday 26 July 2017. A 69-year-old female passenger on the BMW R 1200 motorcycle was killed and the 63-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1200 motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jul 2017
Wednesday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
BMW R 1200 and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.22738, longitude -3.32176, in the AB37 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017921700564
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
939
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
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, 311 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 69, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 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 2017921700564 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2017.