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Fatal A703 crash in Midlothian on 11 June 1982 at 22:45 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A703 in Midlothian at 22:45 on Friday 11 June 1982. The 16-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 63-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jun 1982
Friday, 22:45
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86587, longitude -3.18686, in the EH25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198295682E017
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
703
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198295682E017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 1982.