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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH9 on 25 February 2025 at 12:45 involving a Volvo XC70

A Volvo XC70, a car and a Citroen Relay van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 12:45 on Tuesday 25 February 2025. The 65-year-old male driver of the car, a 61-year-old female passenger in the car and the 22-year-old male driver of the Citroen Relay van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Feb 2025
Tuesday, 12:45
Vehicles
3
Volvo XC70 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.93688, longitude -3.18116, in the EH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH9 1UE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991558147
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC70

    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
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Relay

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Relay)

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 2025991558147 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 2025.