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Serious A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 5 August 2024 at 14:50 involving a Peugeot 2008

A Peugeot 2008, a Hyundai i40 and a Skoda Scala were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 14:50 on Monday 5 August 2024. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Aug 2024
Monday, 14:50
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 2008 and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89768, longitude -3.1187, in the EH18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 8QD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991476271
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
Second road class
A
Second road number
720

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 2008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai i40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Skoda Scala

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 2008)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 2008)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 2008)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai i40)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024991476271 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.