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Fatal A629 crash in Bradford on 11 October 2020 at 10:55 involving a BMW R 1250 motorcycle

A BMW R 1250 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Caddy van were involved in a crash on the A629 in Bradford at 10:55 on Sunday 11 October 2020. The 70-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1250 motorcycle was killed and a 67-year-old female passenger on the BMW R 1250 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
Fatal
Date
11 Oct 2020
Sunday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
BMW R 1250 and Volkswagen Caddy
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81928, longitude -1.91699, in the BD21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bingley West, Bradford, BD13 5ED area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bradford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020137AB0533
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
629
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

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R 1250

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,254 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Caddy

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 70, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 1250)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 67, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 1250)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020137AB0533 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bradford road accident statistics for 2020.