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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH4 on 19 August 2005 at 14:10 involving a Honda ANF125 motorcycle

A Honda ANF125 motorcycle and a London Taxis Int. Txii were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 14:10 on Friday 19 August 2005. The 17-year-old male rider of the Honda ANF125 motorcycle, a 15-year-old female passenger on the Honda ANF125 motorcycle and a 17-year-old male passenger on the Honda ANF125 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Aug 2005
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Honda ANF125 and London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97137, longitude -3.30676, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005950007315
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
66%
Estimated chance it was slight
34%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda ANF125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda ANF125)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda ANF125)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda ANF125)

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 2005950007315 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 2005.