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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 1 June 2004 at 18:15 involving a Honda CB600F motorcycle

A Honda CB600F motorcycle crashed on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 18:15 on Tuesday 1 June 2004. The 45-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a snow-covered dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jun 2004
Tuesday, 18:15
Vehicles
1
Honda CB600F
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91548, longitude -3.29767, in the EH14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH14 2TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950004567
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
720
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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 with high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
33%
Estimated chance it was slight
67%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CB600F

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CB600F)

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 2004950004567 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of Edinburgh road accident statistics for 2004.