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A7 crash in Midlothian on 7 December 2004 at 14:20 involving a Volkswagen Scirocco

A Volkswagen Scirocco and a Jaguar XJ Series were involved in a crash on the A7 in Midlothian at 14:20 on Tuesday 7 December 2004. The 27-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Scirocco was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Scirocco and Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.80816, longitude -2.98073, in the EH23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950011047
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
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
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Scirocco

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    3,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Scirocco)

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 2004950011047 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.