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Fatal A50 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 2 July 2023 at 19:18 involving a Lexmoto LXR motorcycle

A Lexmoto LXR motorcycle crashed on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent at 19:18 on Sunday 2 July 2023. The 35-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Jul 2023
Sunday, 19:18
Vehicles
1
Lexmoto LXR
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.98657, longitude -2.13833, in the ST3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longton & Meir Hay South, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023211325407
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
50
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexmoto LXR

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Lexmoto LXR)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023211325407 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2023.