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A698 crash in the Scottish Borders on 20 March 2021 at 22:40 involving a Citroen DS3

A Citroen DS3 crashed on the A698 in the Scottish Borders at 22:40 on Saturday 20 March 2021. The 39-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 2021
Saturday, 22:40
Vehicles
1
Citroen DS3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.4281, longitude -2.77453, 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 Denholm, Scottish Borders, TD9 8BT 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
2021991029734
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
698
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen DS3)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021991029734 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 2021.