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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH22 on 2 February 2001 at 07:10 involving a Citroen Xantia

A Citroen Xantia and a BMW motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 07:10 on Friday 2 February 2001. The 42-year-old male rider of the BMW motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Feb 2001
Friday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xantia and BMW
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88834, longitude -3.09387, in the EH22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian East, Midlothian, EH19 2BF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001950001151
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    650 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW)

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 2001950001151 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 2001.