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A702 crash in the Scottish Borders on 21 June 2013 at 16:45 involving a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry

A minibus, a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the A702 in the Scottish Borders at 16:45 on Friday 21 June 2013. The 66-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry 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
21 Jun 2013
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks FA 45LF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.73975, longitude -3.37441, in the EH46 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013950003357
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
702
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
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 July 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 45LF

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45LF)

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 2013950003357 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 2013.