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Fatal A6089 crash in the Scottish Borders on 22 September 1990 at 05:21 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra hit two pedestrians on the A6089 in the Scottish Borders at 05:21 on Saturday 22 September 1990. A 17-year-old male pedestrian was killed, a 17-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 27-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Sep 1990
Saturday, 05:21
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.66253, longitude -2.55154, in the TD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990951135990
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6089
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 March 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 1990951135990 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 1990.