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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH14 on 4 December 2021 at 16:40 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and an Audi A5 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 16:40 on Saturday 4 December 2021. The 37-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 29-year-old female driver of the Audi A5 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 2021
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Audi A5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90011, longitude -3.31603, in the EH14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH14 5NL 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
2021991117580
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
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, 92 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A5)

    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 2021991117580 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 2021.