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A90 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 23 July 2007 at 10:50 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and an MG ZR were involved in a crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh at 10:50 on Monday 23 July 2007. The 80-year-old male driver of the MG ZR was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2007
Monday, 10:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and MG ZR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96141, longitude -3.26173, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH4 5EB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950006330
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
90
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    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
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG ZR)

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 2007950006330 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.