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2005 KAWASAKI KL250D22 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 698117 · 2008-11-30

Vehicle

Make
KAWASAKI
Model
KL250D22
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
114
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE MOTORCYCLE NEUTRAL LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ON, THINKING IT WAS IN NEURAL, I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND IT WAS STILL IN GEAR. THE SECOND WAS IT WOULD POP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I WENT TO DOWNSHIFT AND IT WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THROWING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK CRUSHING MY RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, BROKEN PELVIS, BROKEN WRIST AND FRACTURING 3 VERTEBRAE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10250173
Machine
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