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Serious A91 crash in Perth and Kinross on 5 October 2023 at 13:40 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the A91 in Perth and Kinross at 13:40 on Thursday 5 October 2023. The 16-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Oct 2023
Thursday, 13:40
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.24478, longitude -3.37525, in the KY13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991360553
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
91
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
919

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    50 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2023991360553 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2023.