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B6401 crash in the Scottish Borders on 21 June 2005 at 11:45 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry crashed on the B6401 in the Scottish Borders at 11:45 on Tuesday 21 June 2005. The 36-year-old male driver and a 44-year-old male passenger 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
Slight
Date
21 Jun 2005
Tuesday, 11:45
Vehicles
1
Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.47299, longitude -2.35305, in the TD5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005950005400
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6401
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
Estimated chance it was serious
36%
Estimated chance it was slight
64%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 721 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

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 2005950005400 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 2005.