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Serious unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH28 on 18 December 1992 at 09:15 involving a Leyland Constructor lorry

A Leyland Constructor lorry and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 09:15 on Friday 18 December 1992. The 49-year-old male driver of the ERF lorry was seriously injured and the 47-year-old male driver of the Leyland Constructor lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 1992
Friday, 09:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland Constructor and ERF
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93494, longitude -3.40332, in the EH28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ratho Station and Newbridge.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992951508592
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Constructor

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    3,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland Constructor)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (ERF)

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 1992951508592 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 1992.