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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH9 on 2 March 2016 at 13:55 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Citroen Berlingo van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 13:55 on Wednesday 2 March 2016. The 50-year-old male driver of the Citroen Berlingo van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Mar 2016
Wednesday, 13:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92857, longitude -3.17487, in the EH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5PG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950001430
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016950001430 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.