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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH10 on 16 November 2017 at 17:30 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 17:30 on Thursday 16 November 2017. The 28-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, an 8-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 2017
Thursday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90172, longitude -3.20539, in the EH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Colinton/Fairmilehead, City of Edinburgh, EH10 7EX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017950002530
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
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2017950002530 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.