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B7010 crash in West Lothian on 13 November 2008 at 17:05 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B7010 in West Lothian at 17:05 on Thursday 13 November 2008. The 53-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Nov 2008
Thursday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8371, longitude -3.69811, in the EH47 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH47 9LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008950009901
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7010
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Dark, no street lighting
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
28%
Estimated chance it was slight
72%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, on vehicle 2 (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 2008950009901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2008.