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A1 crash in the Scottish Borders on 7 August 2019 at 21:12 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6 and a car were involved in a crash on the A1 in the Scottish Borders at 21:12 on Wednesday 7 August 2019. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Audi A6, a 52-year-old female passenger in the car and the 63-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2019
Wednesday, 21:12
Vehicles
2
Audi A6 and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.91827, longitude -2.34475, in the TD13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019950866102
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Lothian and Borders
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2019950866102 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.