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Serious A6095 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 7 September 1982 at 14:25 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh at 14:25 on Tuesday 7 September 1982. The 18-year-old male driver of the van and a 16-year-old male passenger in the van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Sep 1982
Tuesday, 14:25
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92948, longitude -3.16032, in the EH16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198295982A008
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6095
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 198295982A008 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 1982.