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Unclassified road crash in East Lothian EH21 on 6 May 2003 at 08:45 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Daihatsu HI-Jet van and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian at 08:45 on Tuesday 6 May 2003. The 45-year-old male driver of the Daihatsu HI-Jet van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2003
Tuesday, 08:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94136, longitude -3.00987, in the EH21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wallyford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8DZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950003707
Council area
East Lothian
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
Urban

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
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Daihatsu HI-Jet

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Daihatsu HI-Jet)

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 2003950003707 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lothian road accident statistics for 2003.