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Serious B704 crash in Midlothian on 12 February 1989 at 07:15 involving a van

A van crashed on the B704 in Midlothian at 07:15 on Sunday 12 February 1989. A 28-year-old male passenger was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Feb 1989
Sunday, 07:15
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85907, longitude -3.07642, in the EH19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198995289E020
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
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 February 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198995289E020 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.