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Fatal A1 crash in East Lothian on 20 March 1988 at 17:00 involving a car

Three cars, a van and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A1 in East Lothian at 17:00 on Sunday 20 March 1988. An 80-year-old male passenger in vehicle 5, a 74-year-old female passenger in vehicle 5 and the 47-year-old female driver of vehicle 5 were killed and one other person was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Mar 1988
Sunday, 17:00
Vehicles
5
Car and 4 others
Casualties
4
3 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96053, longitude -2.78963, in the EH41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haddington.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198895388E021
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6137

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (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 198895388E021 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lothian road accident statistics for 1988.