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Unclassified road crash in West Lothian EH49 on 16 January 2014 at 12:40 involving a Subaru Impreza

A Subaru Impreza and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Lothian at 12:40 on Thursday 16 January 2014. The 67-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 2014
Thursday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Subaru Impreza and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.9759, longitude -3.62351, in the EH49 postcode district and within the built-up area of Linlithgow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7PL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950000300
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Double or multiple trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

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 2014950000300 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2014.