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Unclassified road crash in West Lothian EH55 on 30 December 2004 at 19:05 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Lothian at 19:05 on Thursday 30 December 2004. A 22-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 306 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 2004
Thursday, 19:05
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 306 and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.85191, longitude -3.57112, in the EH55 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Calder. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH55 8DL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004950011645
Council area
West Lothian
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
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    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 2004950011645 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.