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Unclassified road crash in the Scottish Borders TD8 on 13 January 2008 at 15:30 involving a Subaru

A Subaru and a Mitsubishi L200 van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders at 15:30 on Sunday 13 January 2008. The 21-year-old male driver of the Subaru, the 57-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi L200 van and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi L200 van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jan 2008
Sunday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Subaru and Mitsubishi L200
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.41958, longitude -2.39491, 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
2008950000504
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
47%
Estimated chance it was slight
53%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1.0 km away, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi L200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi L200)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi L200)

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 2008950000504 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 2008.