Skip to main content
CrashStats

Serious A7 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 11 August 2025 at 20:58 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh at 20:58 on Monday 11 August 2025. The 66-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Aug 2025
Monday, 20:58
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9454, longitude -3.18435, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991627633
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
7
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    66 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2025991627633 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 2025.