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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 18 November 2020 at 20:05 involving a Honda Jazz

A Honda Jazz, a BMW 3 Series and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 20:05 on Wednesday 18 November 2020. A 48-year-old male pedestrian hit by the BMW 3 Series, the 65-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Insignia and the 52-year-old male driver of the Honda Jazz were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Nov 2020
Wednesday, 20:05
Vehicles
3
Honda Jazz and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89042, longitude -3.16817, in the EH17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9NJ 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
2020990999958
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
720
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, no street lighting
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, hit by vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Jazz)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020990999958 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.