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Serious A823 crash in Fife on 2 December 2014 at 06:55 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A823 in Fife at 06:55 on Tuesday 2 December 2014. The 51-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Dec 2014
Tuesday, 06:55
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.05804, longitude -3.44176, in the KY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunfermline. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunfermline South, Fife, KY11 4QG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014941401563
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
823
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, 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 2014941401563 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2014.