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A68 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 27 March 2007 at 18:30 involving a Renault Master

A Renault Master and a Renault Kangoo were involved in a crash on the A68 in the City of Edinburgh at 18:30 on Tuesday 27 March 2007. The 77-year-old male driver of the Renault Kangoo, a 67-year-old female passenger in the Renault Master and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Renault Master were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2007
Tuesday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Master and Renault Kangoo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92045, longitude -3.14086, in the EH16 postcode district. 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
2007950002714
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
68
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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
42%
Estimated chance it was slight
58%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Master

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kangoo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kangoo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Master)

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 2007950002714 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.