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Serious A7 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 29 December 2024 at 14:41 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai crashed on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh at 14:41 on Sunday 29 December 2024. The 72-year-old male driver was seriously injured and a 69-year-old female passenger and a 65-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Dec 2024
Sunday, 14:41
Vehicles
1
Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90594, longitude -3.1028, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Danderhall.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024991535680
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
7
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
7

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024991535680 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.