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Fatal A4097 crash in North Warwickshire on 8 October 2025 at 17:26 involving a BMW R Series motorcycle

A BMW R Series motorcycle, a Fendt agricultural vehicle and a Fiat Ducato van were involved in a crash on the A4097 in North Warwickshire at 17:26 on Wednesday 8 October 2025. The 65-year-old male rider of the BMW R Series motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Oct 2025
Wednesday, 17:26
Vehicles
3
BMW R Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55803, longitude -1.68097, in the B78 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingsbury, North Warwickshire, B78 2DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025231652142
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4097
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
51

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R Series

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Fendt

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Ducato

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,287 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 65, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R Series)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025231652142 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 2025.