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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH1 on 18 December 2019 at 10:00 involving a Peugeot 208

A Peugeot 208 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 10:00 on Wednesday 18 December 2019. A 28-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2019
Wednesday, 10:00
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 208
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94824, longitude -3.18789, in the EH1 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, EH2 2HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019950912142
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
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, hit by vehicle 1 (Peugeot 208)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2019950912142 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.