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C road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH1 on 6 December 2013 at 21:39 involving a Lexus RX450

Four vehicles, including a Lexus RX450 and a Volkswagen Polo, were involved in a crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh at 21:39 on Friday 6 December 2013. The 69-year-old male driver of the Lexus RX450 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2013
Friday, 21:39
Vehicles
4
Lexus RX450 and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94846, longitude -3.19052, in the EH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013950006788
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexus RX450

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    3,456 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    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
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lexus RX450)

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 2013950006788 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 2013.