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Serious B1348 crash in East Lothian on 30 July 2009 at 23:10 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort hit a pedestrian on the B1348 in East Lothian at 23:10 on Thursday 30 July 2009. A 16-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Jul 2009
Thursday, 23:10
Vehicles
1
Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.95695, longitude -2.99249, in the EH32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Prestonpans. It is one of the crashes that make up the Preston, Seton and Gosford, East Lothian, EH32 9NQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009950005810
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1348
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2009950005810 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lothian road accident statistics for 2009.