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Serious A68 crash in the Scottish Borders on 20 May 2023 at 16:20 involving a Yamaha YZF motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF motorcycle crashed on the A68 in the Scottish Borders at 16:20 on Saturday 20 May 2023. The 18-year-old male rider 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
20 May 2023
Saturday, 16:20
Vehicles
1
Yamaha YZF
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.36406, longitude -2.49412, in the TD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991309619
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
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
Less 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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 May 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2023991309619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 2023.