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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH22 on 15 September 2004 at 12:25 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Mazda MX-5 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 12:25 on Wednesday 15 September 2004. The 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 29-year-old female driver of the Mazda MX-5 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2004
Wednesday, 12:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Mazda MX-5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90181, longitude -3.09537, in the EH22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950007902
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda MX-5)

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 2004950007902 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 2004.