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A70 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 30 September 2023 at 02:25 involving a Renault Twingo

A Renault Twingo and a Skoda Superb taxi were involved in a crash on the A70 in the City of Edinburgh at 02:25 on Saturday 30 September 2023. The 36-year-old male driver of the Skoda Superb taxi was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Sep 2023
Saturday, 02:25
Vehicles
2
Renault Twingo and Skoda Superb
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93743, longitude -3.22648, in the EH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sighthill/Gorgie, City of Edinburgh, EH11 2FD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023991362998
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
70
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Twingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Superb

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Superb)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023991362998 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 2023.