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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH22 on 28 November 2016 at 15:30 involving an AJS DD 125 motorcycle

An AJS DD 125 motorcycle crashed on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 15:30 on Monday 28 November 2016. The 23-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Nov 2016
Monday, 15:30
Vehicles
1
AJS DD 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86894, longitude -3.05161, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gorebridge and Mayfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian East, Midlothian, EH22 4SX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950005627
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
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
25%
Estimated chance it was slight
75%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 February 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: AJS DD 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (AJS DD 125)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most 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 2016950005627 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 2016.