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B7015 crash in West Lothian on 4 April 2019 at 18:00 involving a BMW 3 Series

A bicycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the B7015 in West Lothian at 18:00 on Thursday 4 April 2019. The 48-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Apr 2019
Thursday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89787, longitude -3.45109, in the EH53 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Calder. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Livingston and East Calder, West Lothian, EH53 0UW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019950000400
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7015
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
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, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2019950000400 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2019.