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Serious A1087 crash in East Lothian on 18 September 2013 at 09:45 involving a Vauxhall Antara

A Vauxhall Antara, an Optare bus and a Vauxhall Movano were involved in a crash on the A1087 in East Lothian at 09:45 on Wednesday 18 September 2013. There were twelve casualties: five people were seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Sep 2013
Wednesday, 09:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Antara and 2 others
Casualties
12
5 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.99756, longitude -2.54077, in the EH42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunbar.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013950005088
Council area
East Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1087
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Antara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    2,231 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Optare

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,464 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Antara)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Antara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Antara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 10: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Movano)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 2013950005088 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 2013.