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A1 crash in the Scottish Borders on 26 March 1991 at 10:05 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada and a Freight Rover Sherpa van were involved in a crash on the A1 in the Scottish Borders at 10:05 on Tuesday 26 March 1991. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Mar 1991
Tuesday, 10:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Granada and Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.92884, longitude -2.36295, in the TD13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991950350191
Council area
Scottish Borders
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

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 1991950350191 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 1991.