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A72 crash in the Scottish Borders on 3 August 2021 at 21:15 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

A car and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A72 in the Scottish Borders at 21:15 on Tuesday 3 August 2021. The 49-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2021
Tuesday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
Car and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.64267, longitude -3.10193, in the EH44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Scottish Borders

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021991073349
Council area
Scottish Borders
Police force
Police Scotland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
72
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, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, 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, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 July 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 2021991073349 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.