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Fatal A698 crash in the Scottish Borders on 15 May 2010 at 02:02 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo crashed on the A698 in the Scottish Borders at 02:02 on Saturday 15 May 2010. The 27-year-old male driver was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 May 2010
Saturday, 02:02
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.51395, longitude -2.50972, in the TD8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010950003491
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
698
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 2010950003491 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 2010.