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Fatal unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH8 on 23 October 2006 at 12:15 involving an Enfield Bullet motorcycle

An Enfield Bullet motorcycle hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 12:15 on Monday 23 October 2006. An 81-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 43-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Oct 2006
Monday, 12:15
Vehicles
1
Enfield Bullet
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95068, longitude -3.18435, in the EH8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH8 8BA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950009389
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 slight injury crash on 16 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Enfield Bullet

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    346 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Enfield Bullet)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Enfield Bullet)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2006950009389 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.