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A89 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 29 September 2021 at 18:20 involving a Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle

A Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and an Audi Q7 were involved in a crash on the A89 in the City of Edinburgh at 18:20 on Wednesday 29 September 2021. The 52-year-old male rider of the Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Sep 2021
Wednesday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Triumph Thunderbird and Audi Q7
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93989, longitude -3.40547, in the EH28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ratho Station and Newbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH28 8SH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991094791
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
89
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
89

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Thunderbird

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Thunderbird)

    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 2021991094791 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 2021.