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Fatal B800 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 16 February 2014 at 09:45 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B800 in the City of Edinburgh at 09:45 on Sunday 16 February 2014. The 78-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Feb 2014
Sunday, 09:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9734, longitude -3.39945, in the EH30 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950000892
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
800
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, 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 2014950000892 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 2014.