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A6094 crash in Midlothian on 23 December 2018 at 12:17 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A Mercedes Cla Class hit a pedestrian on the A6094 in Midlothian at 12:17 on Sunday 23 December 2018. A 55-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2018
Sunday, 12:17
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89435, longitude -3.06996, in the EH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dalkeith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Midlothian

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018950001747
Council area
Midlothian
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6094
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Pedestrian location
    On refuge, central island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018950001747 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Midlothian road accident statistics for 2018.