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B7015 crash in West Lothian on 20 June 1997 at 18:10 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Proton Proton were involved in a crash on the B7015 in West Lothian at 18:10 on Friday 20 June 1997. The 48-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and the 50-year-old male driver of the Proton Proton were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jun 1997
Friday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Proton Proton
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89928, longitude -3.44122, in the EH53 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Calder.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997950682397
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 28 January 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Proton Proton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Proton)

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 1997950682397 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 1997.