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B9054 crash in the Orkney Islands on 15 February 2020 at 12:45 involving a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

A Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B9054 in the Orkney Islands at 12:45 on Saturday 15 February 2020. The 51-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Feb 2020
Saturday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 58.9831, longitude -2.95677, in the KW15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkwall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990934732
Council area
Orkney Islands
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9054
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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 78 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    51 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2020990934732 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Orkney Islands road accident statistics for 2020.