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Serious unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH6 on 7 November 2025 at 13:34 involving a tram

A tram hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 13:34 on Friday 7 November 2025. A 65-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Nov 2025
Friday, 13:34
Vehicles
1
Tram
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97311, longitude -3.16829, in the EH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991665026
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Tram

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Tram or light rail track
    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
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, hit by vehicle 1 (Tram)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025991665026 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.