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B8046 crash in West Lothian on 16 December 2008 at 20:00 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the B8046 in West Lothian at 20:00 on Tuesday 16 December 2008. The 22-year-old female driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet road with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 2008
Tuesday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89633, longitude -3.48143, in the EH53 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008950010992
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
8046
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Fine, 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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 June 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 2008950010992 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.