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B8084 crash in West Lothian on 30 May 2017 at 13:00 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B8084 in West Lothian at 13:00 on Tuesday 30 May 2017. The 25-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and the 51-year-old female driver of the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 May 2017
Tuesday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.87179, longitude -3.68555, in the EH48 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017950001439
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
8084
Road type
Single carriageway
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
706

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no 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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017950001439 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 2017.