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A1 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 28 June 2004 at 19:40 involving a Leyland bus

A Leyland bus and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh at 19:40 on Monday 28 June 2004. A 25-year-old female passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX1 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jun 2004
Monday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Leyland and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95366, longitude -3.18251, in the EH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950005482
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 June 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    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 2004950005482 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 2004.