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Fatal B704 crash in Midlothian on 26 December 1981 at 23:08 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B704 in Midlothian at 23:08 on Saturday 26 December 1981. A 43-year-old male pedestrian hit by vehicle 1 was killed and the 20-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 1981
Saturday, 23:08
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.84777, longitude -3.0539, in the EH23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gorebridge and Mayfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198195D81E044
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
704
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 198195D81E044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 1981.