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Serious A93 crash in Aberdeenshire on 12 July 2025 at 11:45 involving a KTM 1290 Superduke motorcycle

A KTM 1290 Superduke motorcycle and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the A93 in Aberdeenshire at 11:45 on Saturday 12 July 2025. The 43-year-old male rider of the KTM 1290 Superduke motorcycle was seriously injured and the 50-year-old male driver of the Seat Ibiza 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
Serious
Date
12 Jul 2025
Saturday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
KTM 1290 Superduke and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.0541, longitude -3.0955, in the AB35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Aberdeenshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991615078
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
93
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
Very 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, 68 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: KTM 1290 Superduke

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,301 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (KTM 1290 Superduke)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025991615078 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Aberdeenshire road accident statistics for 2025.