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A1 crash in East Lothian on 19 November 2016 at 15:30 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on the A1 in East Lothian at 15:30 on Saturday 19 November 2016. The 38-year-old female driver of the BMW 1 Series and a 9-year-old male passenger in the BMW 1 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Nov 2016
Saturday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and BMW 1 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.98205, longitude -2.65098, in the EH40 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950005456
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
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
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, 138 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2016950005456 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 2016.