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A6089 crash in the Scottish Borders on 8 February 2020 at 13:13 involving a Land Rover Freelander

A Land Rover Freelander and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A6089 in the Scottish Borders at 13:13 on Saturday 8 February 2020. The 47-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Feb 2020
Saturday, 13:13
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Freelander and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.60408, longitude -2.4292, in the TD5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kelso. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kelso and District, Scottish Borders, TD5 7BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990928332
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6089
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6089

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    47 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020990928332 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 2020.