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A7 crash in Midlothian on 8 June 2003 at 10:34 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A Suzuki Vitara crashed on the A7 in Midlothian at 10:34 on Sunday 8 June 2003. The 30-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 2003
Sunday, 10:34
Vehicles
1
Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87658, longitude -3.08267, in the EH22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 3NT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950004685
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
B
Second road number
6392

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 July 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

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 2003950004685 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 2003.