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A697 crash in the Scottish Borders on 27 June 2005 at 10:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A697 in the Scottish Borders at 10:45 on Monday 27 June 2005. All four casualties were 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
27 Jun 2005
Monday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.72152, longitude -2.72447, in the TD2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005950005539
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
697
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
42%
Estimated chance it was slight
58%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 2005950005539 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.