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Serious unclassified road crash in South Ayrshire KA2 on 7 April 2023 at 09:25 involving a Benelli BN motorcycle

A Benelli BN motorcycle and a Mini Clubman were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in South Ayrshire at 09:25 on Friday 7 April 2023. The 34-year-old male rider of the Benelli BN motorcycle was seriously 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
7 Apr 2023
Friday, 09:25
Vehicles
2
Benelli BN and Mini Clubman
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.56268, longitude -4.60538, in the KA2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991294591
Council area
South Ayrshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Benelli BN

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Clubman

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Benelli BN)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2023991294591 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ayrshire road accident statistics for 2023.