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Serious A7 crash in the Scottish Borders on 25 February 1996 at 12:25 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Scania were involved in a crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders at 12:25 on Sunday 25 February 1996. The 36-year-old female driver of the Ford Sierra was seriously injured and a 54-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Cavalier 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
Serious
Date
25 Feb 1996
Sunday, 12:25
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.48966, longitude -2.83541, in the TD7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996950204796
Council area
Scottish Borders
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
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 81 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,304 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Scania

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    8,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, hit by vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 1996950204796 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 1996.