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A720 crash in Midlothian on 4 August 2009 at 09:05 involving a Suzuki AN 400 motorcycle

A Suzuki AN 400 motorcycle and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A720 in Midlothian at 09:05 on Tuesday 4 August 2009. The 40-year-old male rider of the Suzuki AN 400 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2009
Tuesday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Suzuki AN 400 and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90049, longitude -3.09277, in the EH22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009950005900
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
720
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
7

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
Estimated chance it was serious
24%
Estimated chance it was slight
76%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki AN 400

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki AN 400)

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 2009950005900 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 2009.