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Serious A71 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 10 July 1998 at 19:30 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A Suzuki Vitara and a Seat Toledo were involved in a crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh at 19:30 on Friday 10 July 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were 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
10 Jul 1998
Friday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Vitara and Seat Toledo
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91885, longitude -3.30593, in the EH14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998950661998
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
71
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Toledo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Toledo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Toledo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

    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 1998950661998 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.