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A1 crash in East Lothian on 5 February 1990 at 16:50 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Renault 9 were involved in a crash on the A1 in East Lothian at 16:50 on Monday 5 February 1990. The 25-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro, the 53-year-old male driver of the Renault 9 and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Renault 9 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 1990
Monday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Renault 9
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98371, longitude -2.65307, in the EH40 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990950160390
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 9

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,237 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 9)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 9)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 1990950160390 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 1990.