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Serious B6277 crash in County Durham on 25 May 2019 at 11:36 involving a Yamaha MT09 motorcycle

A Yamaha MT09 motorcycle crashed on the B6277 in County Durham at 11:36 on Saturday 25 May 2019. The 54-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 May 2019
Saturday, 11:36
Vehicles
1
Yamaha MT09
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.71227, longitude -2.3072, in the DL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019110842786
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6277
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 44 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT09

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha MT09)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2019110842786 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the County Durham road accident statistics for 2019.