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A1140 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 14 May 2010 at 13:00 involving a Renault Kangoo van

A Renault Kangoo van hit a pedestrian on the A1140 in the City of Edinburgh at 13:00 on Friday 14 May 2010. A 13-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 May 2010
Friday, 13:00
Vehicles
1
Renault Kangoo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95624, longitude -3.13711, in the EH7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010950003470
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
1140
Road type
Single 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
24%
Estimated chance it was slight
76%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 September 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Kangoo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Kangoo)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2010950003470 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.