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Fatal A698 crash in the Scottish Borders on 9 February 1994 at 16:35 involving a Ford Transit

A Ford Transit and a van were involved in a crash on the A698 in the Scottish Borders at 16:35 on Wednesday 9 February 1994. A 33-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Transit was killed and a 30-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Transit 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
Fatal
Date
9 Feb 1994
Wednesday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and van
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.43557, longitude -2.75193, in the TD9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994950158894
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
698
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 February 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 1994950158894 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 1994.