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Unclassified road crash in East Lothian EH21 on 30 August 2010 at 17:54 involving a London Taxis Int. TX4

A van and a London Taxis Int. TX4 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian at 17:54 on Monday 30 August 2010. The 49-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX4 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Aug 2010
Monday, 17:54
Vehicles
2
Van and London Taxis Int. TX4
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94435, longitude -3.00642, in the EH21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010950006324
Council area
East Lothian
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

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 2010950006324 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 2010.