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A71 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 19 April 2012 at 14:19 involving a Mercedes Vito van

A Mercedes Vito van and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh at 14:19 on Thursday 19 April 2012. The 35-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 2012
Thursday, 14:19
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Vito and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93169, longitude -3.251, in the EH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, City of Edinburgh, EH14 1SS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012950002215
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
71
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 March 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2012950002215 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 2012.