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Serious B800 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 17 October 2018 at 10:30 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the B800 in the City of Edinburgh at 10:30 on Wednesday 17 October 2018. The 56-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Oct 2018
Wednesday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96505, longitude -3.40249, in the EH29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018950001416
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
800
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    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 2018950001416 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.