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Fatal A581 crash in Chorley on 14 April 2025 at 17:27 involving a Kawasaki ZX motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX motorcycle, a Citroen DS3 and a Kia Xceed were involved in a crash on the A581 in Chorley at 17:27 on Monday 14 April 2025. The 52-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Apr 2025
Monday, 17:27
Vehicles
3
Kawasaki ZX and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65544, longitude -2.63356, in the PR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025041577971
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
581
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Xceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,482 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025041577971 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chorley road accident statistics for 2025.