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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH11 on 25 October 2018 at 23:20 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai and a Mercedes SLK Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 23:20 on Thursday 25 October 2018. The 59-year-old female driver of the Nissan Qashqai was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Oct 2018
Thursday, 23:20
Vehicles
2
Nissan Qashqai and Mercedes SLK Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94011, longitude -3.23972, in the EH11 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 2FD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018950001450
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
Fine with 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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes SLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018950001450 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.