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A606 crash in Melton on 13 April 2024 at 14:30 involving a Tesla Model 3

A Tesla Model 3 and a Yamaha YZF motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A606 in Melton at 14:30 on Saturday 13 April 2024. The 34-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2024
Saturday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Tesla Model 3 and Yamaha YZF
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77099, longitude -0.89317, in the LE13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Melton Mowbray. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melton Egerton, Melton, LE13 0PX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024332400323
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
606
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Tesla Model 3

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF)

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 2024332400323 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 2024.