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Fatal B9080 crash in West Lothian on 23 December 1995 at 09:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Rover 800 Series were involved in a crash on the B9080 in West Lothian at 09:10 on Saturday 23 December 1995. An 18-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 1995
Saturday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Rover 800 Series
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.96808, longitude -3.53334, in the EH49 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995951373195
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9080
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 800 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 800 Series)

    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 1995951373195 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 1995.