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Serious unclassified road crash in the Scottish Borders TD1 on 14 September 2003 at 17:00 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Triumph Daytona 955I motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders at 17:00 on Sunday 14 September 2003. The 48-year-old male rider of the Triumph Daytona 955I motorcycle was seriously 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
Serious
Date
14 Sep 2003
Sunday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Triumph Daytona 955I
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.62449, longitude -2.82177, in the TD1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Galashiels.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950007623
Council area
Scottish Borders
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
T or staggered junction
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 September 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Daytona 955I

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    955 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Daytona 955I)

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 2003950007623 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.