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Serious A7 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 9 October 2020 at 16:00 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A Mercedes E Class taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh at 16:00 on Friday 9 October 2020. The 22-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Oct 2020
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94567, longitude -3.18484, in the EH8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH8 9HL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990992698
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
7
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2020990992698 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.