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Fatal B6350 crash in the Scottish Borders on 9 July 2019 at 10:22 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva crashed on the B6350 in the Scottish Borders at 10:22 on Tuesday 9 July 2019. The 74-year-old female driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jul 2019
Tuesday, 10:22
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.62139, longitude -2.36565, in the TD5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019950855786
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6350
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2019950855786 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 2019.