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A899 crash in West Lothian on 21 April 2016 at 09:54 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A899 in West Lothian at 09:54 on Thursday 21 April 2016. The 56-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Apr 2016
Thursday, 09:54
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91922, longitude -3.52634, in the EH52 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Livingston North, West Lothian, EH54 8FL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950002062
Council area
West Lothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
899
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 2016950002062 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 2016.