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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH16 on 19 September 2005 at 18:10 involving a Toyota Carina

A van and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 18:10 on Monday 19 September 2005. A 9-year-old male pedestrian hit by the van was 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
19 Sep 2005
Monday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Van and Toyota Carina
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9356, longitude -3.12497, in the EH16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH16 4DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005950008206
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
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
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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

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 2005950008206 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.