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Fatal A249 crash in Maidstone on 13 September 2018 at 06:25 involving a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A249 in Maidstone at 06:25 on Thursday 13 September 2018. The 33-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Sep 2018
Thursday, 06:25
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YZF R1 and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3135, longitude 0.62916, in the ME9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Maidstone

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018460326873
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
249
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF R1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, 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 2018460326873 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maidstone road accident statistics for 2018.