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A703 crash in Midlothian on 25 January 2014 at 15:40 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van and a Citroen DS3 were involved in a crash on the A703 in Midlothian at 15:40 on Saturday 25 January 2014. The 65-year-old male driver of the Citroen DS3, a 32-year-old female passenger in the Citroen DS3 and a 5-year-old female passenger in the Citroen DS3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jan 2014
Saturday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and Citroen DS3
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86258, longitude -3.18397, in the EH25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH26 0NX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950000482
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
703
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
701

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,868 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS3)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS3)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2014950000482 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.