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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH14 on 14 September 2016 at 19:35 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 19:35 on Wednesday 14 September 2016. A 14-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Sep 2016
Wednesday, 19:35
Vehicles
1
London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91805, longitude -3.28384, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950004392
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic
    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 2016950004392 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.