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Fatal A702 crash in Midlothian on 3 December 2000 at 13:40 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A702 in Midlothian at 13:40 on Sunday 3 December 2000. A 51-year-old female passenger in vehicle 3 was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Dec 2000
Sunday, 13:40
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.81011, longitude -3.30326, in the EH26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000950011183
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
702
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
766

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2000950011183 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 2000.