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A708 crash in the Scottish Borders on 16 June 2016 at 16:15 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A708 in the Scottish Borders at 16:15 on Thursday 16 June 2016. The 39-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat, the 90-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris and an 85-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Yaris were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jun 2016
Thursday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.54386, longitude -2.90038, in the TD7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950003033
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
708
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
55%
Estimated chance it was slight
45%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    90 years
    Engine capacity
    1,329 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 90, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2016950003033 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Scottish Borders road accident statistics for 2016.