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C road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH3 on 5 September 2018 at 08:50 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh at 08:50 on Wednesday 5 September 2018. The 28-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Sep 2018
Wednesday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9431, longitude -3.20988, in the EH3 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, EH3 8BZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018950001232
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2018950001232 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 2018.