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B6415 crash in East Lothian on 17 September 2020 at 13:30 involving a Volkswagen Touran

A Volkswagen Touran and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B6415 in East Lothian at 13:30 on Thursday 17 September 2020. The 56-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Sep 2020
Thursday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Touran and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94385, longitude -3.06726, in the EH21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Musselburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990982069
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6415
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
199

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Touran

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South 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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020990982069 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lothian road accident statistics for 2020.