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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH20 on 9 October 2020 at 02:20 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon, a Vauxhall Meriva and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 02:20 on Friday 9 October 2020. The 24-year-old male driver of the Seat Leon, the 49-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Meriva and the 57-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Oct 2020
Friday, 02:20
Vehicles
3
Seat Leon and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88982, longitude -3.14797, in the EH20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990989114
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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, 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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 June 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2020990989114 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 2020.