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Serious A6137 crash in East Lothian on 15 February 2015 at 21:44 involving a Scania

A Scania crashed on the A6137 in East Lothian at 21:44 on Sunday 15 February 2015. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Feb 2015
Sunday, 21:44
Vehicles
1
Scania
Casualties
6
3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.97895, longitude -2.81279, in the EH41 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015950000635
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
6137
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    8,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

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 2015950000635 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 2015.