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Fatal A70 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 5 June 2007 at 17:00 involving a Honda XR125L motorcycle

A Honda XR125L motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A70 in the City of Edinburgh at 17:00 on Tuesday 5 June 2007. A 74-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 20-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Jun 2007
Tuesday, 17:00
Vehicles
1
Honda XR125L
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89399, longitude -3.31631, in the EH14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH14 5NL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950004870
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
70
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda XR125L

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 74, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda XR125L)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda XR125L)

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 2007950004870 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.