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Fatal unclassified road crash in the Scottish Borders TD14 on 15 January 2002 at 11:55 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders at 11:55 on Tuesday 15 January 2002. An 83-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Jan 2002
Tuesday, 11:55
Vehicles
1
Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87188, longitude -2.08946, in the TD14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Eyemouth.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002950000404
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, hit by vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2002950000404 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 2002.