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Serious B6277 crash in County Durham on 30 May 2021 at 15:28 involving a Suzuki GSR 750 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSR 750 motorcycle and two Honda motorcycles were involved in a crash on the B6277 in County Durham at 15:28 on Sunday 30 May 2021. The 63-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSR 750 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 67-year-old male rider of vehicle 2 and the 62-year-old male rider of vehicle 3 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
30 May 2021
Sunday, 15:28
Vehicles
3
Suzuki GSR 750 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.71061, longitude -2.29144, 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
2021111050671
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6277
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Very 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, 94 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSR 750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    24 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Honda

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    28 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSR 750)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Honda)

    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 2021111050671 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 2021.