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Fatal A68 crash in the Scottish Borders on 17 March 1994 at 22:50 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in a crash on the A68 in the Scottish Borders at 22:50 on Thursday 17 March 1994. The 79-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra was killed, a 77-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra was seriously injured and the 29-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Jetta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Mar 1994
Thursday, 22:50
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Jetta
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.57446, longitude -2.66339, in the TD6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994950311594
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6398

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Jetta)

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 1994950311594 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.