Serious accident on A720, Edinburgh, City of on Thursday 20 March 2014

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9059 / 55°54'21"N

Longitude: -3.2756 / 3°16'32"W

OS Eastings: 320348

OS Northings: 668824

OS Grid: NT203688

Mapcode National: GBR 83Z.ZC

Mapcode Global: WH6SR.NTDB

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Accident Data

Accident ID
2014950001603
Date
Thursday 20 March 2014
Time
15:58
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
5
Casualties
2
Local Authority (Administrative)
Edinburgh, City of
Local Authority (Highways)
City of Edinburgh Council
Police Force
Lothian and Borders
Did Police Attend Scene of Accident?
Yes
Road Class
A
Road Number
720
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Area Type
Urban
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact
1	Car	3	Heavy oil (Diesel), 1956cc	Male, 45	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; Not at or within 20 metres of junction	Going ahead other	Front
2	Car	2	Petrol, 1198cc	Female, 17	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; Not at or within 20 metres of junction	Going ahead other	Back
3	Car	9	Petrol, 1299cc	Female, 23	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; Not at or within 20 metres of junction	Going ahead other	Back
4	Car	10	Heavy oil (Diesel), 1896cc	Male, 65	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; Not at or within 20 metres of junction	Waiting to go - held up	Back
5	Car	2	Heavy oil (Diesel), 1598cc	Male, 67	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; Not at or within 20 metres of junction	Slowing or stopping	Back

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
2	Passenger	Car occupant, Front seat passenger	2	18	Female	Slight
1	Driver or rider	Car occupant	3	23	Female	Serious

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