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Serious A7 crash in Midlothian on 16 December 1992 at 09:50 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in a crash on the A7 in Midlothian at 09:50 on Wednesday 16 December 1992. The 35-year-old male driver of the Austin Mini and a 68-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Jetta were seriously injured and a 65-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Jetta was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 1992
Wednesday, 09:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Volkswagen Jetta
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89019, longitude -3.08383, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dalkeith.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992951497092
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 October 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1992951497092 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.