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B800 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 16 January 2009 at 10:58 involving a Foden lorry

A Foden lorry and a John Deere agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the B800 in the City of Edinburgh at 10:58 on Friday 16 January 2009. The 27-year-old male driver of the John Deere agricultural vehicle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 2009
Friday, 10:58
Vehicles
2
Foden and John Deere
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94724, longitude -3.40875, in the EH29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009950000413
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
800
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
89

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 April 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Foden

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (John Deere)

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 2009950000413 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 2009.