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A8 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 27 September 2019 at 07:57 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Hyundai i10 were involved in a crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh at 07:57 on Friday 27 September 2019. The 44-year-old female driver of the Hyundai i10 and a 19-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i10 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Sep 2019
Friday, 07:57
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Hyundai i10
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94017, longitude -3.31896, in the EH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Drum Brae/Gyle, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019950881852
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
8
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai i10)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai i10)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2019950881852 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 2019.