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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH9 on 5 March 2018 at 07:50 involving a Citroen C1

A Citroen C1 and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 07:50 on Monday 5 March 2018. The 62-year-old female driver of the Citroen C1 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet one-way street with a 20 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2018
Monday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Citroen C1 and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93561, longitude -3.17619, in the EH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5PG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018950000284
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
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 serious injury crash on 10 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    7,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018950000284 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 2018.