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A801 crash in West Lothian on 4 February 2001 at 21:40 involving a Ford Transit van

A car and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A801 in West Lothian at 21:40 on Sunday 4 February 2001. The 53-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and a 49-year-old female passenger in the Ford Transit van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 2001
Sunday, 21:40
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90399, longitude -3.67608, in the EH48 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2HL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001950001322
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
801
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 55 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 2001950001322 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 2001.