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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 3 February 1998 at 14:25 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus and a Nissan Terrano were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 14:25 on Tuesday 3 February 1998. The 32-year-old male driver of the Nissan Terrano and a 40-year-old male passenger in the LDV 400 Series minibus 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
3 Feb 1998
Tuesday, 14:25
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Nissan Terrano
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89065, longitude -3.17115, in the EH17 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
1998950125598
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Terrano

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Terrano)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 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 1998950125598 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 1998.