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Serious unclassified road crash in the City of Edinburgh EH3 on 21 November 2025 at 02:44 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A Mercedes Cla Class crashed on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh at 02:44 on Friday 21 November 2025. The 28-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Nov 2025
Friday, 02:44
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96262, longitude -3.21195, in the EH3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Edinburgh.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of Edinburgh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025991671628
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2025991671628 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.