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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH22 on 7 December 2010 at 19:50 involving a Nissan Almera

A vehicle and a Nissan Almera were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 19:50 on Tuesday 7 December 2010. The 25-year-old male driver of the Nissan Almera was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2010
Tuesday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Nissan Almera
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89755, longitude -3.07925, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dalkeith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010950009166
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, lighting unknown
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 114 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

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 2010950009166 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 2010.