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A6093 crash in East Lothian on 26 May 2003 at 08:50 involving a Ford Escort van

A Ford Escort van and a Renault Espace were involved in a crash on the A6093 in East Lothian at 08:50 on Monday 26 May 2003. The 46-year-old female driver of the Renault Espace, a 68-year-old female passenger in the Renault Espace and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Renault Espace were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
26 May 2003
Monday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Renault Espace
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95495, longitude -2.78456, in the EH41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haddington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Haddington and Lammermuir, East Lothian, EH41 3LX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950004464
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6093
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
Human crossing control by school crossing patrol

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 17 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    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
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,068 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    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 2003950004464 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.