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B6355 crash in the Scottish Borders on 24 April 1992 at 15:35 involving a Ford Escort van

A Ford Escort van and a Ford minibus were involved in a crash on the B6355 in the Scottish Borders at 15:35 on Friday 24 April 1992. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Apr 1992
Friday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.82588, longitude -2.13182, in the TD14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992950469192
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6355
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 57 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 October 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,622 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 1992950469192 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 1992.