B7009 crash in the Scottish Borders on 23 November 2010 at 11:32 involving a van
Two vans were involved in a crash on the B7009 in the Scottish Borders at 11:32 on Tuesday 23 November 2010. A 20-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2, the 39-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and the 62-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Nov 2010
- Tuesday, 11:32
- Vehicles
- 2
- Van and another
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.50544, longitude -2.97904, in the TD7 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2010950008852
- Council area
- Scottish Borders
- Police force
- Lothian and Borders
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 7009
- 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
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 38%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 62%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 205 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 October 1994.
Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B7009 in the Scottish Borders, 15 October 1994
205 m awayRef 1994951099994
Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders, 11 September 2016
429 m awayRef 2016950004347
Slight
Vauxhall Frontera crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders, 8 August 1996
844 m awayRef 1996950811396
Slight
Bus crash on the B7009 in the Scottish Borders, 22 February 2006
1.1 km awayRef 2006950001599
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Scottish Borders, 24 September 1989
1.5 km awayRef 198995989G048
Serious
Car crash on the B7009 in the Scottish Borders, 21 December 1981
1.6 km awayRef 198195D81G027
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
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 62 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,499 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 2: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 62, 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 2010950008852 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.