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B701 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 17 May 2016 at 15:47 involving a Fiat Sedici

A Fiat Sedici and a Hyundai ix20 were involved in a crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh at 15:47 on Tuesday 17 May 2016. The 53-year-old female driver of the Fiat Sedici and the 51-year-old female driver of the Hyundai ix20 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 May 2016
Tuesday, 15:47
Vehicles
2
Fiat Sedici and Hyundai ix20
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9002, longitude -3.1633, 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, EH16 6HD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950002440
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
701
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
701

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Sedici

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,586 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai ix20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Sedici)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix20)

    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 2016950002440 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.