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A71 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 10 March 2006 at 06:45 involving a Renault lorry

A Renault lorry crashed on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh at 06:45 on Friday 10 March 2006. The 41-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2006
Friday, 06:45
Vehicles
1
Renault
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92391, longitude -3.28179, in the EH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sighthill/Gorgie, City of Edinburgh, EH11 4QH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950002133
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
71
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    6,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Renault)

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 2006950002133 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 2006.