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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH3 on 24 July 2008 at 15:00 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus and a Rover 600 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 15:00 on Thursday 24 July 2008. A 28-year-old female passenger in the Rover 600 Series, a 54-year-old female passenger in the Volvo bus and a 42-year-old male passenger in the Volvo bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jul 2008
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Rover 600 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94766, longitude -3.20859, in the EH3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 8BZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008950006663
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    7,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 600 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 600 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 2008950006663 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 2008.