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B7026 crash in Midlothian on 26 October 1992 at 16:55 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 crashed on the B7026 in Midlothian at 16:55 on Monday 26 October 1992. The 65-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Oct 1992
Monday, 16:55
Vehicles
1
Renault 19
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.83465, longitude -3.2006, in the EH26 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992951237392
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7026
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,764 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

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 1992951237392 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.