A697 crash in the Scottish Borders on 14 July 2003 at 18:55 involving a Subaru Justy
A Subaru Justy and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders at 18:55 on Monday 14 July 2003. The 44-year-old female driver of the Subaru Justy was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 14 Jul 2003
- Monday, 18:55
- Vehicles
- 2
- Subaru Justy and Ford Mondeo
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.71772, longitude -2.59562, in the TD3 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2003950005764
- Council area
- Scottish Borders
- Police force
- Lothian and Borders
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 697
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
Junction information
- Junction type
- Using private drive or entrance
- 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
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 245 metres away, was a fatal crash on 5 August 2013.
Fatal
Kia Sorento crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 5 August 2013
245 m awayRef 2013950003777
Serious
Car crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 5 October 1987
265 m awayRef 198795O87G015
Serious
Rover Montego crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 14 March 1991
280 m awayRef 1991950303691
Fatal
Car crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 24 November 1989
311 m awayRef 198995N89G042
Slight
Rover 400 Series crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 22 May 1996
332 m awayRef 1996950516496
Slight
Lorry crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders, 1 July 1981
354 m awayRef 198195781G003
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Subaru Justy
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,295 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Justy)
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 2003950005764 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 2003.