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A71 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 16 March 2007 at 08:45 involving a Citroen Saxo

A Citroen Saxo and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh at 08:45 on Friday 16 March 2007. The 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 31-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Mar 2007
Friday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Citroen Saxo and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92684, longitude -3.26828, in the EH14 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 3RG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950002452
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
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

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 2007950002452 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 2007.