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A720 crash in the City of Edinburgh on 24 July 2025 at 12:45 involving a Nissan X-Trail

A Nissan X-Trail and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A720 in the City of Edinburgh at 12:45 on Thursday 24 July 2025. A 43-year-old female passenger in the Nissan X-Trail was 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
24 Jul 2025
Thursday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Nissan X-Trail and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89059, longitude -3.14213, in the EH20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991621205
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
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, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025991621205 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.