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A1 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 19 November 2012 at 16:52 involving a Mitsubishi L200 van

A Mitsubishi L200 van, a Vauxhall Vivaro van and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh at 16:52 on Monday 19 November 2012. The 29-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi L200 van, the 51-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vivaro van and a 3-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi L200 van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Nov 2012
Monday, 16:52
Vehicles
3
Mitsubishi L200 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93212, longitude -3.09238, in the EH21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH21 8SG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012950006545
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
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, no street lighting
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
41%
Estimated chance it was slight
59%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 November 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi L200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi L200)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vivaro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi L200)

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 2012950006545 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.