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A7 crash in Midlothian on 24 December 2014 at 18:40 involving a Renault Scenic

Four vehicles, including a Renault Scenic and a Mazda 6, were involved in a crash on the A7 in Midlothian at 18:40 on Wednesday 24 December 2014. A 5-year-old female passenger in the car and an 18-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2014
Wednesday, 18:40
Vehicles
4
Renault Scenic and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.90061, longitude -3.09298, in the EH22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950000014
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
720

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,191 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 4: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 2014950000014 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 2014.