While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The accident happened shortly on the westbound side of the A720 road, at the Dreghorn Junction, at about 4:10pm. This is because the Trunk Road network stops just north of Hermiston, and the part of the A720 from there to Gogar is the responsibility of City of Edinburgh Council. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Monday, 27th April 2015, 1:33 pm. THE Edinburgh City Bypass is at a “standstill” following a seven-car pile-up. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.Accident statistics for the sections of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from 2015 – 2019 are attached at Annex A.While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.
We'd be looking to find out how many accidents were recorded each year between Old Craighall and Sheriffhall, Sheriffhall and Straiton, Straiton and Hillend, Hillend and Dreghorn, Dreghorn and Hermiston Gait, Hermiston Gait and Gogar.”As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA. Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager DatabasePlease note that the information provided is based on the current figures available. Accident statistics for the sections of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from 2015 – 2019 are attached at Annex A. Emergency services including police and ambulances are at the scene near to the Dreghorn Junction on the… By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Any data collected is anonymised. However, you may wish to contact the City of Edinburgh Council at Four-car crash on Edinburgh City Bypass Police and fire crews have been called to a road traffic accident on the city bypass involving four cars. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. 2017, 2018 and 2019 where possible.
Edinburgh City Bypass: The worst accident hotspots on the A720 as number of bad crashes is revealed The stretch of the A720 between Dreghorn and Hermiston Gait is the area worst affected – with police called to 61 accidents there since 2015 The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is currently closed due to a serious road traffic collision. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Shocking moment police van rams youth after 'large scale riot' in Edinburgh News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Emergency services raced to the scene after the multi-vehicle smash on the A720 at the Dreghorn junction this afternoonTHE Edinburgh City Bypass is at a “standstill” following a seven-car pile-up.Emergency services raced to the scene after the multi-vehicle smash on the A720 at the Dreghorn junction this afternoon.Cops have warned drivers heading westbound that traffic is currently at a “standstill” as emergency crews tackle the incident.And they told how congestion had already sparked major tailbacks for more than a mile already.Police Scotland have urged motorists to "avoid the area if you can". I'd be looking for figures broken down so that we have accident numbers for six different sections of the City Bypass. Gov.scot uses cookies which are essential for the site to work. The following are potential reasons for an accident not appearing on our system:Accident statistics for the sections of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass: EIR releaseYou asked “I was looking to find out how many road traffic accidents were recorded on the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) for each year 2015, 2016. A major stretch of the Edinburgh City Bypass will remain closed during the evening rush hour after a man's body was found on the central reservation. Moment Scots loyalist battered by neighbour after confronting him over Irish flag Garry O'Connor reveals kids saved him from suicide as he battled drink and drugs SNP civil war over Salmond trial would be 'Greek tragedy' & could derail indy Sturgeon orders pub landlords turn off music & mute TVs in Covid safety measures Homophobic thug threatened to stab Scots pub boss after social distancing row©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. By Alistair Grant. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Saturday, 29th February 2020, 8:27 pm. By Katharine Hay. We also use non-essential cookies to help us improve our websites. This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’.