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Fatal B1361 crash in East Lothian on 4 December 2004 at 18:05 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a Rover 600 Series were involved in a crash on the B1361 in East Lothian at 18:05 on Saturday 4 December 2004. An 80-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Peugeot 206 was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Dec 2004
Saturday, 18:05
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and Rover 600 Series
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94965, longitude -2.99519, in the EH32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950010703
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 600 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,850 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 600 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 80, hit by vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 2004950010703 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lothian road accident statistics for 2004.