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B6482 crash in Midlothian on 24 December 1994 at 14:50 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the B6482 in Midlothian at 14:50 on Saturday 24 December 1994. The 24-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 106 and a 28-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 106 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 1994
Saturday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Peugeot 106
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.8886, longitude -3.04878, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994951417294
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6482
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
68

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 21 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1994951417294 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 1994.