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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 15 October 1997 at 17:40 involving a Rover

A Rover, an Opel Manta and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 17:40 on Wednesday 15 October 1997. A 13-year-old male passenger in the Rover and a 10-year-old female passenger in the Rover were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Oct 1997
Wednesday, 17:40
Vehicles
3
Rover and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9172, longitude -3.3006, in the EH11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997951069997
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
720
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,379 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover)

    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 1997951069997 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 1997.