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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 30 July 2008 at 07:05 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A car, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 07:05 on Wednesday 30 July 2008. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2008
Wednesday, 07:05
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Corsa and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89919, longitude -3.23939, in the EH13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Colinton/Fairmilehead, City of Edinburgh, EH13 9NY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008950006739
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
720
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 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
41%
Estimated chance it was slight
59%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2008950006739 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.