B6095 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 26 March 2014 at 08:10 involving a Toyota Yaris
A Toyota Yaris, a Mercedes A Class and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the B6095 in the City of Edinburgh at 08:10 on Wednesday 26 March 2014. The 28-year-old male driver of the Toyota Yaris, the 36-year-old female driver of the Mercedes A Class and an 8-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes A Class were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 26 Mar 2014
- Wednesday, 08:10
- Vehicles
- 3
- Toyota Yaris and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93197, longitude -3.14872, in the EH16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH16 4EZ area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2014950001715
- 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
- 6095
- 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
- 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
- 11%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 89%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 March 1984.
Serious
Car crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 March 1984
10 m awayRef 198495384A033
Slight
Bicycle crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 April 1999
10 m awayRef 1999950322399
Slight
Van crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 January 1988
10 m awayRef 198895188A013
Slight
Taxi crash on the B6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 December 2011
20 m awayRef 2011950008186
Slight
Car crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 April 1988
32 m awayRef 198895488A030
Slight
Bicycle crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 July 1981
40 m awayRef 198195781A030
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,689 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 3: Honda Civic
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 23 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,590 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)
- Car passenger
- Rear 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 2014950001715 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 2014.