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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH5 on 23 December 2013 at 09:25 involving a Kia Carens

A Kia Carens, a Fiat Punto and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 09:25 on Monday 23 December 2013. The 52-year-old female driver of the Kia Carens was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2013
Monday, 09:25
Vehicles
3
Kia Carens and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97596, longitude -3.21813, in the EH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forth, City of Edinburgh, EH5 2HT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013950007057
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, 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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 72 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Carens

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,368 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Carens)

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 2013950007057 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.