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B701 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 27 July 2003 at 21:50 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh at 21:50 on Sunday 27 July 2003. The 31-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jul 2003
Sunday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 306
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90367, longitude -3.13829, in the EH17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 8NR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950006094
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

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 2003950006094 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 2003.