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Serious A702 crash in Midlothian on 24 September 2007 at 13:25 involving a Renault Master van

A Renault Master van and a Honda XR125L motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A702 in Midlothian at 13:25 on Monday 24 September 2007. The 20-year-old male rider of the Honda XR125L motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Sep 2007
Monday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Renault Master and Honda XR125L
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88773, longitude -3.19842, in the EH10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH10 7DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950008098
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
702
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
703

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Master

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,464 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda XR125L

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    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 (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (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 2007950008098 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 2007.