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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH12 on 31 March 2010 at 16:10 involving a Kia Rio

A Kia Rio, a Peugeot 107 and a Citroen C2 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 16:10 on Wednesday 31 March 2010. The 45-year-old female driver of the Kia Rio, the 24-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 107 and the 21-year-old male driver of the Citroen C2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 2010
Wednesday, 16:10
Vehicles
3
Kia Rio and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9372, longitude -3.31729, in the EH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Drum Brae/Gyle, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9JT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010950002411
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Rio

    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 107

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C2

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Rio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 107)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C2)

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 2010950002411 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 2010.