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A702 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 3 June 1979 at 22:55 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach, a car and a taxi were involved in a crash on the A702 in the City of Edinburgh at 22:55 on Sunday 3 June 1979. A 21-year-old female passenger in the taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jun 1979
Sunday, 22:55
Vehicles
3
Bus or coach and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92514, longitude -3.20964, in the EH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197995679C002
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
702
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 12 May 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 3: Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, taxi occupant, in vehicle 3 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 197995679C002 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 1979.