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Serious B902 crash in Falkirk on 22 November 2019 at 11:14 involving a Mercedes Gla Class

A Mercedes Gla Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B902 in Falkirk at 11:14 on Friday 22 November 2019. The 48-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Nov 2019
Friday, 11:14
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Gla Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.02148, longitude -3.79307, in the FK2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Falkirk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019960902872
Council area
Falkirk
Police force
Central
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
902
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019960902872 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Falkirk road accident statistics for 2019.