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Unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH4 on 8 October 2025 at 18:08 involving a Hyundai ix35

A Hyundai ix35 and a Toyota Auris taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 18:08 on Wednesday 8 October 2025. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Oct 2025
Wednesday, 18:08
Vehicles
2
Hyundai ix35 and Toyota Auris
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97653, longitude -3.24703, in the EH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forth, City of Edinburgh, EH4 4GG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991652020
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
30 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
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai ix35

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Auris

    Taxi or private hire 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2025991652020 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.