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A71 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 16 June 2012 at 12:45 involving a Citroen C2

A Citroen C2 and a Peugeot 307 were involved in a crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh at 12:45 on Saturday 16 June 2012. The 21-year-old male driver of the Citroen C2, the 35-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 307 and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 307 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jun 2012
Saturday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Citroen C2 and Peugeot 307
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92711, longitude -3.26797, 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 3RG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012950003329
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
71
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2012950003329 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 2012.