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Serious A7 crash in the Scottish Borders on 29 September 2020 at 11:00 involving a Lexmoto Isca 125 motorcycle

A Lexmoto Isca 125 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A7 in the Scottish Borders at 11:00 on Tuesday 29 September 2020. The 40-year-old male rider and a 70-year-old female pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Sep 2020
Tuesday, 11:00
Vehicles
1
Lexmoto Isca 125
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.42204, longitude -2.79016, in the TD9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hawick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020990985475
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
7
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexmoto Isca 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Lexmoto Isca 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (Lexmoto Isca 125)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020990985475 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.