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Serious B7015 crash in West Lothian on 17 July 2004 at 14:27 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the B7015 in West Lothian at 14:27 on Saturday 17 July 2004. The 37-year-old male driver of the Renault 19 was seriously injured and a 23-year-old female passenger in the Volvo bus and a 47-year-old female passenger in the Volvo bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jul 2004
Saturday, 14:27
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and Volvo
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.901, longitude -3.43618, in the EH53 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Calder.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950005992
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
7015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

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 2004950005992 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2004.