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B7006 crash in Midlothian on 7 July 1982 at 17:10 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a car were involved in a crash on the B7006 in Midlothian at 17:10 on Wednesday 7 July 1982. A 69-year-old female passenger in the bus or coach, a 68-year-old female passenger in the bus or coach and a 54-year-old female passenger in the bus or coach were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 1982
Wednesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85808, longitude -3.1657, in the EH25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198295782E003
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7006
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

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 198295782E003 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 1982.