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Fatal unclassified road crash in East Ayrshire KA2 on 7 June 2022 at 14:10 involving a Kawasaki EX motorcycle

A Kawasaki EX motorcycle and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Ayrshire at 14:10 on Tuesday 7 June 2022. The 45-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki EX motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Jun 2022
Tuesday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki EX and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.60412, longitude -4.53701, in the KA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kilmarnock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse, East Ayrshire, KA1 2RW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022991185206
Council area
East Ayrshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 125 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki EX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    649 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki EX)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2022991185206 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2022.