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Serious A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 31 January 2020 at 15:40 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 15:40 on Friday 31 January 2020. The 31-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jan 2020
Friday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Honda and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89888, longitude -3.22202, in the EH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Colinton/Fairmilehead, City of Edinburgh, EH13 9NY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990925656
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
720
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020990925656 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 2020.