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A68 crash in the Scottish Borders on 30 March 2006 at 14:30 involving a Mercedes lorry

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes lorry and a Volkswagen Transporter van, were involved in a crash on the A68 in the Scottish Borders at 14:30 on Thursday 30 March 2006. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Mar 2006
Thursday, 14:30
Vehicles
4
Mercedes and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.38677, longitude -2.49656, in the TD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950002808
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
68
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
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
39%
Estimated chance it was slight
61%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 121 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    11,946 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,460 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Porsche 911

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    3,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Double or multiple trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Porsche 911)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Porsche 911)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

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 2006950002808 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 2006.