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Fatal A132 crash in Chelmsford on 3 September 2019 at 08:57 involving a Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX1000 motorcycle crashed on the A132 in Chelmsford at 08:57 on Tuesday 3 September 2019. The 37-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Sep 2019
Tuesday, 08:57
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZX1000
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62789, longitude 0.55582, in the SS11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rettendon and Runwell, Chelmsford, SS11 7RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019420873899
Council area
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
132
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX1000)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019420873899 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chelmsford road accident statistics for 2019.