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Unclassified road crash in the Scottish Borders TD1 on 5 October 2003 at 13:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Suzuki Baleno were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders at 13:15 on Sunday 5 October 2003. The 39-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Baleno and a 37-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Baleno 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
5 Oct 2003
Sunday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Suzuki Baleno
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.6196, longitude -2.81357, in the TD1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Galashiels. It is one of the crashes that make up the Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003950008170
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Baleno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Baleno)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Baleno)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2003950008170 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.