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Fatal A904 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 12 June 1981 at 23:50 involving a car

Two cars and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A904 in the City of Edinburgh at 23:50 on Friday 12 June 1981. The 51-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 50-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were killed, one other person was seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Jun 1981
Friday, 23:50
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98371, longitude -3.40589, in the EH30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198195681F014
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
904
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 March 1984.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

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 198195681F014 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 1981.