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Serious B4285 crash in Merthyr Tydfil on 25 July 2022 at 19:15 involving a Kawasaki EX650 motorcycle

A Kawasaki EX650 motorcycle crashed on the B4285 in Merthyr Tydfil at 19:15 on Monday 25 July 2022. The 35-year-old male rider 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
25 Jul 2022
Monday, 19:15
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki EX650
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70416, longitude -3.34446, in the CF48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Merthyr Tydfil

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022622200568
Council area
Merthyr Tydfil
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4285
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki EX650

    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
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    649 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki EX650)

    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 2022622200568 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merthyr Tydfil road accident statistics for 2022.