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Serious A899 crash in West Lothian on 10 January 1998 at 17:30 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405, a Nissan Sunny and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A899 in West Lothian at 17:30 on Saturday 10 January 1998. The 37-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 405 was seriously injured and the 47-year-old female driver of the Nissan Sunny was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Jan 1998
Saturday, 17:30
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 405 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91446, longitude -3.52386, in the EH54 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998950035298
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
899
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

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 1998950035298 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 1998.