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B701 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 25 May 2010 at 11:55 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh at 11:55 on Tuesday 25 May 2010. The 19-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 May 2010
Tuesday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91774, longitude -3.28767, in the EH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sighthill/Gorgie, City of Edinburgh, EH11 4QH 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
2010950004432
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
701
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 2010950004432 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.