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A7066 crash in West Lothian on 27 August 2008 at 07:25 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Smart Fortwo were involved in a crash on the A7066 in West Lothian at 07:25 on Wednesday 27 August 2008. The 46-year-old female driver of the Smart Fortwo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Aug 2008
Wednesday, 07:25
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Smart Fortwo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89428, longitude -3.60881, in the EH48 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1LL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008950007286
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7066
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    6,370 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Smart Fortwo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Smart Fortwo)

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 2008950007286 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 2008.