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Serious A7 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 15 April 2016 at 05:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra hit a pedestrian on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh at 05:00 on Friday 15 April 2016. A 43-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Apr 2016
Friday, 05:00
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9201, longitude -3.13957, in the EH16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 7RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950001884
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 October 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016950001884 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.