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Fatal B701 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 30 January 1995 at 21:30 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh at 21:30 on Monday 30 January 1995. A 15-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Nova was killed and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Nova and the 49-year-old female driver of the Rover 200 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jan 1995
Monday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90445, longitude -3.14549, in the EH17 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
1995950111095
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
701
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

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 1995950111095 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 1995.