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A899 crash in West Lothian on 23 December 2016 at 20:00 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A899 in West Lothian at 20:00 on Friday 23 December 2016. The 59-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2016
Friday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89853, longitude -3.50906, in the EH54 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016950005991
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
Slip road
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
705

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 April 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016950005991 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.