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Fatal A93 crash in Aberdeenshire on 1 July 2018 at 12:45 involving a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle

A motorcycle and a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A93 in Aberdeenshire at 12:45 on Sunday 1 July 2018. A 65-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle was killed and the 70-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and the 52-year-old male rider of the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle 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
Fatal
Date
1 Jul 2018
Sunday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Triumph Speed Triple 1050
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.96299, longitude -3.40214, in the AB35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800323
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
93
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, 82 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 June 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Speed Triple 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 70, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 65, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Speed Triple 1050)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018921800323 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2018.