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Fatal unclassified road crash in Milton Keynes MK11 on 19 July 2022 at 18:00 involving a VDL bus

A motorcycle and a VDL bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Milton Keynes at 18:00 on Tuesday 19 July 2022. The 18-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jul 2022
Tuesday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and VDL
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06107, longitude -0.85778, in the MK11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Deanshanger & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire, MK19 6DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Milton Keynes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022430319667
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: VDL

    Bus or coach (17 or more 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2022430319667 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2022.