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Serious unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH20 on 4 June 2014 at 17:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Honda XL125V motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 17:00 on Wednesday 4 June 2014. The 37-year-old male rider of the Honda XL125V motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Jun 2014
Wednesday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Honda XL125V
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8735, longitude -3.1651, in the EH20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Loanhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9QH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950003170
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 115 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda XL125V

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda XL125V)

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 2014950003170 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 2014.