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Serious A702 crash in Midlothian on 2 January 1989 at 13:50 involving a car

A car and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A702 in Midlothian at 13:50 on Monday 2 January 1989. A 28-year-old female pedestrian hit by the car was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Jan 1989
Monday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Car and minibus
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85865, longitude -3.21812, in the EH26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198995189E001
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
702
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 198995189E001 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 1989.