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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH29 on 11 May 2007 at 19:20 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 19:20 on Friday 11 May 2007. The 39-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 2007
Friday, 19:20
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95705, longitude -3.41535, in the EH29 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkliston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH29 9DE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950004107
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
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

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 2007950004107 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 2007.