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A8 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 22 December 2023 at 11:12 involving a Skoda Kodiaq

A Skoda Kodiaq and a London Taxis Int. TX4 were involved in a crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh at 11:12 on Friday 22 December 2023. The 52-year-old female driver of the Skoda Kodiaq and the 50-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2023
Friday, 11:12
Vehicles
2
Skoda Kodiaq and London Taxis Int. TX4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94131, longitude -3.30374, in the EH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Drum Brae/Gyle, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9JT 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
2023991391411
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
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
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 serious injury crash on 13 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Kodiaq

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Kodiaq)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023991391411 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.