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Serious B954 crash in Angus on 2 May 2025 at 13:20 involving a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR motorcycle and a Dacia Sandero were involved in a crash on the B954 in Angus at 13:20 on Friday 2 May 2025. The 20-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 2025
Friday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR and Dacia Sandero
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.52841, longitude -3.0993, in the DD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Angus

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991584987
Council area
Angus
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
954
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Sandero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025991584987 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Angus road accident statistics for 2025.