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A6094 crash in Midlothian on 6 October 1992 at 15:05 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry, another vehicle and a Ford Escort van were involved in a crash on the A6094 in Midlothian at 15:05 on Tuesday 6 October 1992. The 42-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort van was 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
6 Oct 1992
Tuesday, 15:05
Vehicles
3
Scania and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.79991, longitude -3.20607, in the EH26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992951156492
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6094
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, 36 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 February 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (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 1992951156492 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 1992.