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Fatal A7 crash in the Scottish Borders on 1 February 1997 at 13:45 involving a Citroen ZX

Two Citroen ZX cars were involved in a crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders at 13:45 on Saturday 1 February 1997. The 26-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and the 30-year-old female driver of vehicle 2 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Feb 1997
Saturday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Citroen ZX and another
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.75618, longitude -2.92253, in the TD1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997950121497
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

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 1997950121497 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 1997.