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Fatal B740 crash in South Lanarkshire on 20 September 2020 at 13:07 involving a Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle

A Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle crashed on the B740 in South Lanarkshire at 13:07 on Sunday 20 September 2020. The 40-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 2020
Sunday, 13:07
Vehicles
1
Triumph Speed Triple
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.4532, longitude -3.84373, in the DG4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Lanarkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990982641
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
740
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 245 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Speed Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    765 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Speed Triple)

    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 2020990982641 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Lanarkshire road accident statistics for 2020.