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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH16 on 11 April 2005 at 07:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 07:45 on Monday 11 April 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Apr 2005
Monday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Leyland
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92126, longitude -3.13992, in the EH16 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 7RZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005950003100
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
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
68

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
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 29 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    10,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 2005950003100 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 2005.