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B712 crash in the Scottish Borders on 15 June 1998 at 11:45 involving a Hyundai Stellar

A Hyundai Stellar and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the B712 in the Scottish Borders at 11:45 on Monday 15 June 1998. The 53-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Stellar and the 29-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jun 1998
Monday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Stellar and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.59536, longitude -3.40324, in the ML12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998950579498
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
712
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, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Stellar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Stellar)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

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 1998950579498 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 1998.