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Serious B6372 crash in Midlothian on 3 September 1995 at 15:45 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B6372 in Midlothian at 15:45 on Sunday 3 September 1995. A 28-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki 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
3 Sep 1995
Sunday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.81947, longitude -3.08362, in the EH23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995950901495
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6372
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 238 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 September 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

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 1995950901495 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 1995.