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Serious A259 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 6 May 2019 at 08:00 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A259 in Folkestone and Hythe at 08:00 on Monday 6 May 2019. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2019
Monday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 600 and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03465, longitude 1.00837, in the TN29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Folkestone and Hythe

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019460853305
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Moderately 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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019460853305 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Folkestone and Hythe road accident statistics for 2019.