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Serious A772 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 17 January 2020 at 16:47 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A772 in the City of Edinburgh at 16:47 on Friday 17 January 2020. The 36-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jan 2020
Friday, 16:47
Vehicles
2
Skoda Fabia and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91736, longitude -3.15282, in the EH16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5QU 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
2020990950775
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
772
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    471 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020990950775 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.