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Fatal A633 crash in Rotherham on 8 May 2025 at 14:09 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a Ford Puma were involved in a crash on the A633 in Rotherham at 14:09 on Thursday 8 May 2025. The 19-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed and the 65-year-old female driver of the Ford Puma was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 May 2025
Thursday, 14:09
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and Ford Puma
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47303, longitude -1.33664, in the S62 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawmarsh West, Rotherham, S62 7QS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025141587564
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
633
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no 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, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,002 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Puma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Puma)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025141587564 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2025.