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B6414 crash in Midlothian on 5 March 2015 at 08:25 involving a Mazda 3

A bus or coach, a Mazda 3 and an Audi Q7 were involved in a crash on the B6414 in Midlothian at 08:25 on Thursday 5 March 2015. The 47-year-old female driver of the Mazda 3, a 14-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 3 and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Mazda 3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2015
Thursday, 08:25
Vehicles
3
Mazda 3 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89591, longitude -3.04929, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dalkeith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 2DB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015950000861
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6414
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi Q7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    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 2015950000861 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 2015.