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Unclassified road crash in Midlothian EH10 on 31 March 2014 at 16:30 involving a Volkswagen LT 35 van

A Volkswagen LT 35 van and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian at 16:30 on Monday 31 March 2014. The 52-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen LT 35 van and the 53-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Insignia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 2014
Monday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen LT 35 and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.88593, longitude -3.19635, in the EH10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH10 7DY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014950001760
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen LT 35

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen LT 35)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

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 2014950001760 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.