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A7066 crash in West Lothian on 29 January 1998 at 15:00 involving a Ford Sierra

Four vehicles, including a Ford Sierra and a Honda Civic, were involved in a crash on the A7066 in West Lothian at 15:00 on Thursday 29 January 1998. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 1998
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
4
Ford Sierra and 3 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88784, longitude -3.62371, in the EH48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998950102698
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7066
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a fatal crash on 6 July 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault 19)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1998950102698 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.