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Serious unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH25 on 17 March 2003 at 23:25 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 23:25 on Monday 17 March 2003. The 18-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 2003
Monday, 23:25
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86764, longitude -3.17559, in the EH25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH25 9SE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950002423
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 96 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2003950002423 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 2003.