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Fatal A901 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 10 April 2024 at 17:45 involving a Citroen Relay van

A Citroen Relay van hit two pedestrians on the A901 in the City of Edinburgh at 17:45 on Wednesday 10 April 2024. A 59-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 70-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Apr 2024
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
1
Citroen Relay
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98022, longitude -3.20576, in the EH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forth, City of Edinburgh, EH5 3RR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991430190
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
901
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
A
Second road number
901

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Relay

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Relay)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Relay)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2024991430190 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 2024.