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Fatal B8084 crash in West Lothian on 26 July 2007 at 17:02 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B8084 in West Lothian at 17:02 on Thursday 26 July 2007. An 18-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three 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
Fatal
Date
26 Jul 2007
Thursday, 17:02
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87977, longitude -3.68591, in the EH48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007950006417
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8084
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going 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
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2007950006417 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 2007.