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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH1 on 11 January 2016 at 17:20 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Honda NSC110E motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 17:20 on Monday 11 January 2016. The 30-year-old male rider of the Honda NSC110E motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jan 2016
Monday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Honda NSC110E
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94677, longitude -3.19816, in the EH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950000157
Council area
City of Edinburgh
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
Urban

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
Dark, street lights lit
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
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Double or multiple trailer
    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NSC110E

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda NSC110E)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 2016950000157 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 2016.