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Serious unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH4 on 14 April 2006 at 12:13 involving a Honda HR-V

A Honda HR-V and a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 12:13 on Friday 14 April 2006. The 41-year-old male driver of the Honda HR-V and the 33-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Apr 2006
Friday, 12:13
Vehicles
2
Honda HR-V and Suzuki GS 500
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9742, longitude -3.25878, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950003243
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
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda HR-V

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda HR-V)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GS 500)

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 2006950003243 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 2006.