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Serious unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH22 on 6 May 2006 at 15:50 involving a Kia Rio

A Kia Rio and a London Taxis Int. Txii were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 15:50 on Saturday 6 May 2006. The 50-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. Txii was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2006
Saturday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Kia Rio and London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89234, longitude -3.0692, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dalkeith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1HJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006950003904
Council area
Midlothian
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
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

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 2006950003904 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 2006.