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A902 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 4 October 2017 at 18:21 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A902 in the City of Edinburgh at 18:21 on Wednesday 4 October 2017. The 33-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Oct 2017
Wednesday, 18:21
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Meriva and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.959, longitude -3.30696, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Drum Brae/Gyle, City of Edinburgh, EH4 7QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017950002162
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
902
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 August 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017950002162 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 2017.