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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH20 on 22 January 2002 at 07:15 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Suzuki Baleno were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 07:15 on Tuesday 22 January 2002. A 41-year-old male passenger in the Ford KA was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jan 2002
Tuesday, 07:15
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Suzuki Baleno
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88834, longitude -3.16342, in the EH20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9NJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002950000665
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Baleno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    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 2002950000665 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 2002.