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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH4 on 16 April 2001 at 00:06 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 and a DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 00:06 on Monday 16 April 2001. The 34-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX1 and the 37-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Apr 2001
Monday, 00:06
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX1 and DAF Trucks FA 45
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.967, longitude -3.25069, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Inverleith, City of Edinburgh, EH4 2QS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001950003448
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 November 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    5,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45)

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 2001950003448 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 2001.