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Fatal unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH14 on 1 January 2016 at 18:35 involving a Ford Fusion

A Ford Fusion and a Vauxhall Mokka were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 18:35 on Friday 1 January 2016. The 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Fusion was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jan 2016
Friday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Fusion and Vauxhall Mokka
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92266, longitude -3.27279, in the EH14 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 4QH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950000008
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
T or staggered junction
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 lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fusion)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016950000008 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 2016.