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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH3 on 11 October 2017 at 07:10 involving a Volkswagen CC

A Volkswagen CC and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 07:10 on Wednesday 11 October 2017. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Oct 2017
Wednesday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen CC and Volvo
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94387, longitude -3.21407, in the EH3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 8BZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017950002198
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
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
49%
Estimated chance it was slight
51%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen CC

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    5,132 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen CC)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2017950002198 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 2017.