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M8 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 7 August 2024 at 12:47 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Ford Transit Custom van and a Citroen C5 were involved in a crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh at 12:47 on Wednesday 7 August 2024. The 53-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van and the 48-year-old female driver of the Citroen C5 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2024
Wednesday, 12:47
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9237, longitude -3.31438, in the EH12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH14 4AJ 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
2024991476903
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
8
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C5)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2024991476903 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.