B7015 crash in West Lothian on 9 November 2015 at 20:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra
A Vauxhall Astra and a Honda CRV were involved in a crash on the B7015 in West Lothian at 20:15 on Monday 9 November 2015. The 25-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 25-year-old female driver of the Honda CRV and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Honda CRV were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Nov 2015
- Monday, 20:15
- Vehicles
- 2
- Vauxhall Astra and Honda CRV
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89653, longitude -3.46135, in the EH53 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Calder. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Livingston and East Calder, West Lothian, EH53 0UW area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2015950005080
- Council area
- West Lothian
- Police force
- Lothian and Borders
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 7015
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 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, street lights lit
- Weather
- Raining 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
- 27%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 73%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2018.
Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the B7015 in West Lothian, 9 March 2018
12 m awayRef 2018950000302
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 15 March 1980
18 m awayRef 198095380F018
Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B7015 in West Lothian, 6 October 2003
18 m awayRef 2003950008204
Slight
Lorry crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 8 June 1981
25 m awayRef 198195681F013
Slight
Car crash on the B7015 in West Lothian, 7 April 1986
27 m awayRef 198695486F006
Serious
Scooter crash on the B7015 in West Lothian, 6 May 1988
27 m awayRef 198895588F010
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 2: Honda CRV
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,199 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda CRV)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda CRV)
- Car passenger
- Front 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 2015950005080 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 2015.