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Fatal A90 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 30 August 2006 at 07:45 involving a Volvo S60

A bicycle and a Volvo S60 were involved in a crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh at 07:45 on Wednesday 30 August 2006. The 14-year-old male cyclist was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Aug 2006
Wednesday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Volvo S60
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9603, longitude -3.25656, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH4 5EB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950007577
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
90
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 9 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 14, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 2006950007577 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.